Episode #1.3 (24 Sep. 1981)

Bill and his new friend Jo find a group of other sighted people, some of whom plan to form a new community in the country, but no one takes seriously Bill's warning that the triffids are a serious threat.

Director:

Ken Hannam

Writers:

Douglas Livingstone (adaptation), John Wyndham (novel)

Stars:

John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
John Duttine	...	Bill Masen
Emma Relph	...	Jo Payton
Maurice Colbourne	...	Jack Coker
David Swift	...	Michael Beadley
Denis DeMarne	...	Major Anderson (as Denis De Marne)
Andrea Miller	...	Dr Vorless
Perlita Neilson	...	Miss Durrant
Donald Pelmear	...	University Gateman
Elizabeth Chambers	...	Car Attacker
Morris Barry	...	Car Attacker
Bernie Searle	...	Car Attacker
Desmond Cullum-Jones	...	Tom
Beryl Nesbitt	...	Tom's Wife

Storyline

Escaping the mob Jo and Bill obtain triffid guns from the farm and have dinner in a show flat,planning to leave for the country next day. After seeing people's 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. However Bill wakes in the night to find that he has been tied up.

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Plot Keywords:

warning | blind child | rifle | barbed wire | fire | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

24 September 1981 (UK)

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