The Day of the Triffids

1981· PG· Drama· 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.

1981-09-10

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Key Crew

DirectorKen Hannam

ScreenplayDouglas Livingstone

ProducerDavid Maloney

Original Music ComposerChristopher Gunning

EditorDick Allen

Full cast & crew (3 cast · 17 crew)

Details

First aired1981-09-10

StatusEnded

StudiosBBC

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Rating6.5/10 · 38 votes

Original languageen

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