The original BBC adaptation of John Wyndham's classic story of post-apocalyptic ... more
survivalThe BBC's adaptation of John Wyndham's classic novel has been hailed as an atmospheric, gripping and faithful production. The brainchild of Blake's 7 producer David Maloney, this post-apocalyptic series was broadcast in 1981, when fears of a nuclear Armageddon were at their height. The series generated cult appeal that had the longevity to be considered an influence on 2002's 28 Days Later.Following the Earth's close encounter with a comet, a meteor shower strikes Britain's population blind. Bill Masen, recovering in a London hospital from a vicious plant attack, is one of a few to survive with eyesight intact. The world he emerges into has already terrifyingly altered.The government has collapsed, bands of renegades are thriving in the anarchy - and a hostile, carnivorous form of plant life, the Triffids, have begun to prey on the weakened and vulnerable human populations. For Masen, life is now a desperate struggle...
When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. ... more
Carefully removing his bandages he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else doctors and patients alike have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now with civilization in chaos the triffids - huge venomous large-rooted plants able to 'walk' feeding on human flesh - can have their day. "The Day of the Triffids" published in 1951 expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants the book is more relevant today than ever before.
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that are suitable for children working at Key Stages Two and Three. This retelling of "The Day of the Triffids" intends to lose none of the strength and character of the original.
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When a cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the ... more
lucky few to retain his sight. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control.
When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one ... more
of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walks is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike.
When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. ... more
Removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else has been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - venomous plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day.
This title is part of a series that presents retold, shortened versions of classic novels ... more
that are suitable for children working at Key Stages Two and Three. This retelling of "The Day of the Triffids" intends to lose none of the strength and character of the original.
Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
The Day of the Triffids.
A great book and far better than the watered down 1960's film version.
The central character is Bill Masen who is a Genetic engineer working on a 'Triffid' farm.
The Triffids are walking plants about 8ft high which have a sting or lash which can flash out at you and is invariably fatal. They are farmed for their oils which are greatly sort after throughout the world.
Bill had a Triffid lash out at him and some of the poisons vapour got through his protective head guard and temporarily blinded him, thus putting him in hospital for a few days and more importantly nights.
During his stay in hospital the world is treated to a passing meteor storm flashing through the Earth atmosphere and giving off an eerie green glow to the skies all over the world. This has the effect of rendering all ...
"When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere."
A comet on a close approach to Earth creates a light show. Across the world, everybody who is able, watches the magnificent shooting stars across the night sky. The next morning all who watched the nocturnal display have been blinded. Society across the world is plunged into chaos and darkness, and humanity faces a short future.
The cause of the chaos are the triffids, a giant carniverous plant, The Triffid, a plant originally from Russia, bred for it's oil. These mobile and intelligent plants were dangerous, but now they have become lethal. Blind people cannot easily avoid the deadly stings of the species, when they can't even see them. Blindness, disease, loneliness and hunger bring out humanity ...
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The Day Of The Triffids made in 1962 by Directors Steve Sekely (Night Of The Living Dead) and Freddie Francis (The Creeping Flesh & Torture Garden), from the book of the same name by author John Wyndham.
The story.....
All over the world a large meteorite shower can be seen hitting the Earth's atmosphere, a large spectacular shower that the Worlds press is reporting as being 'unprecedented shower of meteorites - a once in a lifetime spectacle that must be seen'. The Worlds population does just that and goes outside to see this event.
In the morning the World awakes to find that all those who saw the meteorite shower, are now blind. The population becomes a crazed, hysterical mass of violent and helpless people.
Meanwhile, a hospital patient, Bill Masen who had under gone surgery on his eyes and didn't see the shower ...
A meteor shower disrupts the earth's ecosystem, blinds all who observed it and awakens meat-eating plants. As the hungry foliage grow ever faster, a sighted sailor and an alcoholic scientist help save humanity from becoming plant food. Script originally credited to Phillip Yordan, who acted as a blacklist-era front for Gordon.
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