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"The Day of the Triffids" (1981)TV series

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (392 votes)

Overview

Seasons:
1 more
Release Date:
10 September 1981 (Australia) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
Flesh-eating plants go on the rampage.
Plot:
A terrible catastrophe has struck the population of Earth. Almost everyone on the planet has been rendered... more
User Comments:
Not as good as I remembered more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 11 of 49)
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 Torrence / ... (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
Australia:147 min | Australia:50 min (3 episodes) | UK:26 min (6 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:PG
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In episode 5, John Duttine's dog Rufus plays Susan's dog, also called Rufus. more
Goofs:
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
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) more

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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Not as good as I remembered, 1 December 2003
7/10
Author: konky2000 from Oakland, CA

I remember catching this once on latenight PBS in either 1991 or 1990. I was totally engrossed by the story at the time and ever since I have been trying to find it on video so that I could see it again. Unfortunately, it has proved to be a very difficult video to find, as it doesn't appear to have been released commercially in the US. After many years of looking, though, I managed to find a version of the film that someone had made off of the TV.

When I watched it again, I was joined by two other people who were not familiar with the Triffids story. We all agreed that the story was very compelling, and it reminded us a lot of '28 Days Later,' though much less thrilling.

What remains compelling is the depiction of humans struggling to figure out how best to organize themselves in a post-apocalyptic world. Since the show is 3 hours long, it is also able to fully develop themes that a 2 hour movie is not able to show.

Yet, overall, I was a little disappointed. One of my main complaints is that much of the story is told expository dialogue between characters. Too often, 'conversations' are nothing more than extended debates between characters about how best to cope with living in a post-apocalyptic world. In addition, character development is a little clumsy and sudden for such a long film. Characters seem capable of falling in love too quickly and friends and enemies seem to form much quicker than seems natural. And the overall problem that the Triffids themselves are not very threatening never really gets dealt with. They walk too slowly and can't break glass, so in general are a little too easily dealt with by the protagonists.

Still, this version is FAR better than the Hollywood movie version made in the 60's, and I am very glad I have finally had the chance to watch it again. It is definately worth tracking down if it is something you remember watching in the past.

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