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The Day of the Triffids

2009 Ended 90m episodes

5.9/10 152 votes

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.

Created by:: John Wyndham
Cast:: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Brian Cox
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, Australia
Network:: BBC One

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Episode 1

★ 5.7

Episode 1

2009-12-28 · 90m

The world is struck blind by a solar storm, and millions of man-eating mobile plants are released to roam Britain. As an expert on the Triffids, Bill Masen knows that salvation rests in the hands of the father he hates, who mutated the Triffids in the first place to produce a green source of oil that the world craves.

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Episode 2

★ 5.3

Episode 2

2009-12-29 · 90m

As the Triffids destroy Britain, Bill works with his father to clone a genetic mutation which will sterilise them all. Bill's future with Jo is wrenched apart with the arrival of Torrence from a London which has been overwhelmed. To escape, they will have to run the gauntlet between Torrence and the Triffids.

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