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The Tripods

1984 Ended 30m episodes

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy

In the year 2089, an alien race stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods. They have taken over the earth and enslaved mankind with a mind-controlling device, ceremoniously implanted at adolescence. Will Parker, desperate to escape this ritual, leaves the village with his cousin, Henry and attempts to link up with the human resistance movement.

Created by:: John Christopher
Cast:: John Shackley, Jim Baker, Ceri Seel, Robin Hayter
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

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E01

Episode 1

The White Mountains - 2090 A.D.

1985-09-07

The season opens with the boys in the White Mountains, training with the free men to enter the Tripod´s games. Only the best will be selected by Julius.

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E02

Episode 2

Travel

1985-09-14

All the boys have been chosen to participate in the games. Now comes a trip to Germany, to reach the games stadium.

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E03

Episode 3

Will Is Arrested

1985-09-21

Will is arrested after a fight while drunk, Beanpole is missing, and Fritz may head for the games without them. Will and Beanpole end up on the run from Goetz.

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Episode 4

Help from Friends

1985-09-29

With some help from Zerlina and Papagena, Will and Beanpole escape from Goetz, and make their way to the stadium just in time for the games.

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E05

Episode 5

City of Gold

1985-10-05

The games are over. The Tripods take Will and Fritz to the City of Gold, leaving Beanpole behind. The city seems to be escape-proof.

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E06

Episode 6

Will Is Made a Slave

1985-10-12

Fritz is made a slave somewhere beneath the city, and Will is placed in the service of Master 468, an alien who belongs to the race that created the Tripods.

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Episode 7

Hunt for Eloise

1985-10-19

Will wants to find Eloise again, and Fritz is promoted from his slave life into the Power Elite, where he makes a new friend, Pierre.

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E08

Episode 8

The City of Gold

1985-10-26

As Will and Fritz become more aware of what the Masters have planned for the Earth, they are brought to the Pool of Fire, where they meet one of the most powerful creatures in the City, a Cognosc.

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E09

Episode 9

Blessings of the Cognosc

1985-11-02

Having read Will´s mind, the Cognosc knows why the boys have trained to infiltrate the City.

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E10

Episode 10

The Cognosc Departs

1985-11-09

Will kills his master when he tries to check out Will´s cap. He tries to leave the City via an underground channel.

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Episode 11

Escape from the City of Gold

1985-11-16

Fritz chooses to stay in the City, and Beanpole saves Will from drowning during his escape. They make it to a nearby town, and hide from the black guards in a circus.

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Episode 12

The Forest of Death

1985-11-23

Will and Beanpole pretend to be clowns in Ali Pasha´s circus. Their goal now is to get back to the White Mountains and tell the free men about what the Masters are going to do to Earth. They are doublecrossed by Ali, though, who intends to give them all to the Tripods to finally receive their capping.

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