BBC Archive - #OnThisDay 1981: The television adaptation of The Day of the Triffids was first broadcast. Pictured are Emma Relph as Jo Playton, John Duttine as Bill Masen and a Triffid
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We had our eyes closed, even when we could see': how The Day of the Triffids foretold our hellish future
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The Day of the Triffids (TV Series 1981-1981) - Distribution des rôles et équipe technique — The Movie Database (TMDB)
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