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The Day of the Triffids

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

His eyes bandaged after a hospital operation Bill Masen misses the solar showers which blind much of the world's population and free the Triffids, carnivorous stinging plants used as a fuel source, giving them mobility. On the ...See moreHis eyes bandaged after a hospital operation Bill Masen misses the solar showers which blind much of the world's population and free the Triffids, carnivorous stinging plants used as a fuel source, giving them mobility. On the panic-stricken streets of London he rescues Jo Playdon, a radio presenter who missed the showers when she was in an underground crash, from being used as a human guide dog and they search for her father, only to find Triffids have killed him. Following an emergency radio broadcast with Jo in which Bill spells out the danger of the Triffids, they travel to find Dennis, Bill's dad, and,like his son, a Triffid expert.Years earlier,Bill's mother was killed by a Triffid when she and her husband were researching the creatures in Africa.A meeting with a skeleton government yields nothing but the couple fall in with the altruistic military man Coker, who is rounding up survivors to combat the Triffids. His group includes self-seeking Torrence, who wants to become leader and, having seen Bill and Coker survive a Triffid attack, he tells Jo they are both dead, moving her and others to London, his 'capital'. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writers
Patrick Harbinson (written by) (adaptation) | John Wyndham (book)
Composer
Alan D. Boyd (as Alan Boyd)
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Casting Director
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 28, 2009

Release date
Dec 28, 2009 (United Kingdom)
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43 cast members
Name Known for
Dougray Scott
Bill Masen Bill Masen   See fewer
Joely Richardson
Jo Playton Jo Playton   See fewer
Eddie Izzard
Torrence Torrence   See fewer
Brian Cox
Dennis (credit only) Dennis (credit only)   See fewer
Vanessa Redgrave
Durrant (credit only) Durrant (credit only)   See fewer
Ewen Bremner
Walter Strange Walter Strange   See fewer
Andreas Hoppe
Professor Vorless Professor Vorless   See fewer
Genevieve O'Reilly
Michelle Beadley Michelle Beadley   See fewer
Steven Elder
Doctor Koch Doctor Koch   See fewer
Tim Frances
Colonel Colonel   See fewer
Rita Davies
Wheelchair Lady Wheelchair Lady   See fewer
John Wilson-Goddard
Charlie (as John Wilson Goddard) Charlie (as John Wilson Goddard)   See fewer
Paul Chahidi
Vronsky Vronsky   See fewer
Adam Sinclair
Ashdown Ashdown   See fewer
Simon Lowe
Television Director Television Director   See fewer
Raji James
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Willie Jonah
Old Man Old Man   See fewer
Kathryn Sumner
Bill's Mother Bill's Mother   See fewer
Sammy Williams
Young Bill (as Sam Williams) Young Bill (as Sam Williams)   See fewer
Eva Sayer
Girl in Street Girl in Street   See fewer
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Girl's Mother Girl's Mother   See fewer
Simon Naylor
Man in Street Man in Street   See fewer
Paul Blair
Man in Street Man in Street   See fewer
Tony Maudsley
Blind Police Officer Blind Police Officer   See fewer
Paul Woodson
Barricade Police Officer Barricade Police Officer   See fewer
Scott Baker
Barricade Police Sergeant Barricade Police Sergeant   See fewer
John White
Barricade Man Barricade Man   See fewer
Stephanie Carey
Barricade Woman Barricade Woman   See fewer
Tim Versteegen
Australian Reporter Australian Reporter   See fewer
Karl Fischer
Austrian Reporter Austrian Reporter   See fewer
Helen Barford
First Hospital Mother First Hospital Mother   See fewer
Margo Cargill
Second Hospital Mother Second Hospital Mother   See fewer
Jasmine Jeffery
Third Hospital Mother Third Hospital Mother   See fewer
Natasha Alderslade
Fourth Hospital Mother Fourth Hospital Mother   See fewer
David Buchanan
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosalind Halstead
Cordelia (uncredited) Cordelia (uncredited)   See fewer
Christian Wolf-La'Moy
Blind Man Shot by Gates (uncredited) Blind Man Shot by Gates (uncredited)   See fewer
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