The Day of the Triffids
Ken Hannam, 1981
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham, 1951
The Day of the Triffids is a TV mini-series directed by Ken Hannam in 1981 and based on the book of the same name by John Wyndham, first published in 1951. The TV series features John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne, Jonathan Newth, Gary Olsen, Perlita Neilson, and others.
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Storyline
A terrible catastrophe has struck the population of Earth. Almost everyone on the planet has been rendered blind by the arrival of a bright comet lighting up the darkened skies, causing permanent eye damage. At the same time, a walking, carnivorous plant called a Triffid, until now kept safely in paddocks and zoos, has broken free and has discovered a taste for rotting, human flesh.
Movie vs Book
Year
1981
Minutes
50
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
The Day of the Triffids
Director: Ken Hannam
Country: UK
Year: 1981
Length: 50m / 6 episodes
Year
1951
Pages
228
Book Rate
8.04
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Book
The Day of the Triffids
Author: John Wyndham
Country: UK
First published in: 1951
Length: 228 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Triffids
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
TV Mini-Series by Richard Mewis
User polls & recommendations
“There are things in the book you could never do in a movie.”
NOAH HATHAWAY (Actor)
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