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10 September 1981 (Australia) more
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Flesh-eating plants go on the rampage.
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A terrible catastrophe has struck the population of Earth. Almost everyone on the planet has been rendered... more
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A vivid adaptation more (27 total)
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(Series Cast Summary - 11 of 14) | John Duttine | ... | Bill Masen (6 episodes, 1981) |
| Emma Relph | ... | Jo Payton (5 episodes, 1981) |
| Maurice Colbourne | ... | Jack Coker (4 episodes, 1981) |
| Jonathan Newth | ... | Dr Soames (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Gary Olsen | ... | Red-Haired Man / ... (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Perlita Neilson | ... | Miss Durrant (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Jenny Lipman | ... | Mary Brent (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Desmond Adams | ... | Dennis Brent (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Claire Ballard | ... | Alice (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Elizabeth Chambers | ... | Car Attacker (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Bernie Searle | ... | Car Attacker (2 episodes, 1981) |
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Australia:50 min (3 episodes) | 26 min (6 episodes)
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The title sequence, by graphics designer Douglas Burd, was shot on 35mm film and used quantized color levels in stark relief against a black background. Burd was killed during production when his self-made plane crashed during a flight. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Jack Coker flies off in the helicopter he is supposedly alone, but you can see a pilot flying the helicopter. more
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Referenced in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) more
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A vivid adaptation of John Wyndham's classic novel. Nearly everyone in the world has been blinded, and humanity is at the mercy of the triffids, a genetically engineered breed of carniverous plants. The last time this was shown on television was back in 1987, when I was in Grade 6. I taped each episode and watched the serial so many times I knew the script off by heart. Regrettably, it was taped over a few years ago. I enjoyed the programme so much I read the novel, which I still have (in fact I have two copies), and I've also collected John Wyndham's other books. "The Day of the Triffids" was the first story that got me thinking about the end of civilisation. For once television can't be blamed as a medium that stops people reading.