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Quick Info

Rating

5.9/10

Release2009

Seasons1

Episodes2

StatusEnded

Networks

BBC One

Production

BBC Cymru Wales

BBC

TV Show

The Day of the Triffids

5.9

2009

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

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.

Seasons

Episodes

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