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The Day of the Triffids

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About The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids is a sci-fi & fantasy and drama TV series that premiered on BBC One on September 10, 1981. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6, aired on October 15, 1981.

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.

  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Drama

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Episodes

6 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1981 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 45 years ago

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    6. Episode 6

    Finale

    Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...

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    5. Episode 5

    Bill continues his search for Jo, through the spreading disease and maurading triffids...

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    4. Episode 4

    Bill finds himself kidnapped, imprisoned and separated from Jo.

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    3. Episode 3

    Bill and Jo try to find refuge from the panic-stricken streets of London and the dangers of the triffids.

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    2. Episode 2

    His sight restored, Bill sees the new world of blindness and panic menaced by triffids...

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    1. Episode 1

    Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, Bill Masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence...

Cast & crew

Created by Douglas Livingstone

  • Denis DeMarne

    Denis DeMarne

    Major Anderson

  • Eva Griffith

    Teenage Girl

  • Jonathan Newth

    Dr Soames

  • Ian Halliburton

    Grant

  • William Morgan Sheppard

    William Morgan Sheppard

    Bill's Father

  • Edmund Pegge

    Edmund Pegge

    Walter

  • Chris Gannon

    Patient

  • Stephen Yardley

    Stephen Yardley

    John

  • Max Faulkner

    Max Faulkner

    Jo's Attacker

  • Andrew Paul

    Andrew Paul

    Gang Member

  • David Swift

    Beadley

  • Perlita Neilson

    Miss Durrant

  • John Hollis

    John Hollis

    Alf

  • John Benfield

    John Benfield

    Ted

  • Gary Olsen

    Gary Olsen

    Red-Haired Man

  • Jon Rumney

    Jon Rumney

    Hotel Manager

The Day of the Triffids FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Day of the Triffids?

The Day of the Triffids has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 15, 1981.

When did the latest episode of The Day of the Triffids come out?

The most recent episode of The Day of the Triffids, Season 1 Episode 6, aired on October 15, 1981.

How many seasons of The Day of the Triffids are there?

The Day of the Triffids has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did The Day of the Triffids first air?

The Day of the Triffids first aired on BBC One on September 10, 1981.

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