The Day of the Triffids(2009)
Overview
The Day of the Triffids is a BBC miniseries adaptation of John Wyndham's novel of the same name. The novel had previously been adapted by the BBC in a 1981 miniseries.
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Bill Masen
Jo Playton
Torrence
Dennis Masen
Durrant
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