The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids is a BBC miniseries adaptation of John Wyndham's novel of the same name. The novel had previously been adapted by the BBC in a 1981 miniseries.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids is a BBC miniseries adaptation of John Wyndham's novel of the same name. The novel had previously been adapted by the BBC in a 1981 miniseries.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Created By: John Wyndham
First Aired on: Dec 28, 2009
Popularity: 12.6114: 137 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: BBC Cymru Wales (GB)BBC (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 2 episodes

Miniseries

Aired 15 years ago

2 Episodes

Episode 1Episode 190 min
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.
Episode 2Episode 290 min
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.