The bbc madefortv miniseries starred john duttine, emma relph, and maurice colbourne. Bbc one the day of the triffids, episode 1, skies ablaze. It was adapted from john wyndhams novel the day of the triffids, and aired in the 30th anniversary year of the books publication the six episode series closely follows the plot of the novel. The titular triffids were sapient and malevolent carnivorous plants. To book for scarred for life on the same evening friday 7. A solar storm blinds most of the worlds population, leading to the collapse of society. The novel had previously been adapted in 1962 as a theatrical film and by the bbc in a 1981 series. Day of the triffids online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Six years later in the sussex farmhouse, bill and jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids. Watch day of the triffids 1981 season 1 prime video. The day of the triffids 1963 approved 93 min horror, scifi 27 april 1963 usa a shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. The hour approaches for the bandages over his eyes to come off, but a strange silence pervades the room.
Based on john wyndhams classic novel about lethal plants running amok after comets blind most of the earths population. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Although wyndham had already published other novels using other pen name combinations drawn from his real name, this was the first novel published as john. The day of the triffids is the day of the triffids on. Day of the triffids 1981, the internet movie firearms. The day of the triffids season 1 episode 1 after a gloriously beautiful meteor shower blinds most of earths population, bill masen despairs at his position as the last sighted man in the world. Fantasy island season 5 episode 20 s05e20 full duration. The day of the triffids part 1 tv episode 2009 imdb. The triffid is a fictional tall, mobile, carnivorous plant species, created by john wyndham in his 1951 novel the day of the triffids, which has since been adapted for film and television. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. With dougray scott, joely richardson, eddie izzard, brian cox. Starring dougray scott hitman, joely richardson the patriot, brian cox troy, eddie izzard valkyrie and vanessa redgrave atonement.
Episode 1 scientist bill masen dougray scott, the diplomat, desperate housewives the worlds premier authority on the extraordinary plant species known as triffids, has become the architect behind a global phenomenon. The day of the triffids 1963 feature video dailymotion. Based on the book, and a remake of the previous tv series of the same name, the day of the triffids is a postapocalyptic drama that also focuses on the breakdown of society. The day of the triffids 1981 region 1 dvd bbc 6 pt. The world is struck blind by a solar storm, and millions of maneating mobile plants are released to roam britain. The series was reaired beginning on march 7th, 1984. The day of the triffids tv series 19811981 the movie. The novel had previously been adapted by the bbc in a 1981 miniseries. The day of the triffids is a bbc miniseries made in 2009. Watch day of the triffids 101 couchtripper1 couchtripper on dailymotion.
In part 1 of two, british biologist bill masen john. Chaos rips through every city, and whats worse, the curious and venomous. The day of the triffids part 1 in the nottoodistant future, mans search for an alternative fuel supply leads him to uncover the ominous triffid, a crop now cultivated for its fuel that seems to have a. The day of the triffids season 1, episode 2 2009 youtube. The day of the triffids is a british television series which was first aired by the bbc in 1981. In this movie adaptation, the plants looks improbable at best. After seeing peoples spokesman jack coker unsuccessfully try and rally the army to help the blind,they join a group of organized survivors about to leave london next day. Watch the day of the triffids 1981 season 1, episode 1 episode 1. The day of the triffids is a 1951 postapocalyptic novel by the english science fiction author john wyndham.
Season 1, episode 1 of the day of the triffids myseries. The day of the triffids episode 1 1981 square chapel. The day of the triffids tv show season 1 episodes list. Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, bill masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. That would be forgivable if the movies creators had not felt the need to.
Triffids, aggressive and mobile plants engineered as a source of biofu. With most of the world blinded and the dangerous carnivorous triffids set loose, it falls upon a band of scattered survivors to fight this plant invasion and the madness following. Bill, who works at a farm for deadly plants called triffids, was temporarily blinded by one of them and is now in hospital. A shower of meteorites produces a rare night time spectacle that blinds anyone that looks at it. Day of the triffids 101102 couchtripper video dailymotion. It first aired simultaneously on bbc1 and abc television on september 10th, 1981. 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. The episode has been made available on the the day of triffids dvd collection released in 2005 in the uk and in the us through bbc home video in 2007. Find out when the day of the triffids is on tv, including series 1 episode 1. An adaptation by douglas livingstone of the 1951 novel by john wyndham, the six halfhour episodes were produced by david maloney and directed by ken hannam, with original music by christopher gunning.
The word triffid has become a common reference in british english to describe large, invasive or menacinglooking plants. He awakes on the day that his eyes are to be uncovered to find that all is silent and there are no staff around. Its also a very hard book to make into a movie because its too easy for the triffids to look silly, rather than scary. Watch day of the triffids 101102 couchtripper couchtripper on dailymotion. The day of the triffids 1981 wyndhams tale is not about monsters, but rather is a parable about the fragility of civilization and the collapse of morality and ethics once it falls. Watch the day of the triffids episodes the west australian. A sixpart adaptation of john wyndhams classic scifi tale of invasion by man eating plants which blind their human prey. Most of humanity goes blind after watching an unusual meteor shower, leading to the collapse of civilization. The bbc takes another stab at john wyndhams book, the day of the triffids. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of triffids. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the worlds population go completely blind. Day of the triffids is a science fiction miniseries that was made in england in 2009. A bbc series first broadcast in 1981 this retelling of john wyndhams classic scifi story of maneating plants is in six half hour episodes. The scourge of human trafficking narrated by david strathairn full episode duration.
Bill masen, a triffidologist, has been recovering in hospital after being temporarily blinded by a triffid strike. An epic adaptation of john wyndhams bestselling novel, which brings his terrifying creation of carnivorous plants to life in a cgi extravaganza. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of some triffids. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. It was based on the john wyndham novel of the same name.
The day of the triffids tv miniseries 2009 episodes. Day of the triffids 101 couchtripper1 video dailymotion. Bright lights in the sky, the whole human race rendered blind and helpless, and sentient flesheating plants stalking the survivors in john wyndhams futuristic chiller. Listener chis grey tells red szell all about a favourite book, the day of the triffids by john windham. Watch the day of the triffids 1981 season 1, episode 6 episode 6. The day of the triffids page 1 tv show discussions forums next episode random chatter about the episodes. The day of the triffids flesheating plants escape when a solar storm blinds most of the planets population, and theyre hungry for humans.
Postapocalyptic drama, based on the john wyndham novel. The day of the triffids is a 1981 science fiction tv miniseries. John wyndhams classic 1951 science fiction novel the day of the triffids has had a number of film, tv. His eyes bandaged after a hospital operation bill masen misses the.
Triffids are large carnivorous plants capable of vicious. A modern day film adaptation of john wyndhams acclaimed 1951 scifi novel the day of the triffids is happening, and the studio has just locked in a director ghost house pictures has tapped mike newell prince of persia, harry potter and the goblet of fire to direct the triffids remake, which will be the first time since 1962 that the scifi classic about evil, sentient plants sees the. The day of the triffids 1962 the movie database tmdb. September 10, 1981 music title data, credits, and images provided by amg movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by imdb video and images provided by iva. With john duttine, jonathan newth, cleo sylvestre, robert robinson. Episodes list of the day of the triffids series myseries.