TV series

The Day of the Triffids

1981 · 1 season

A grim, quietly creeping BBC chiller that makes ordinary English fields feel hostile and empty.

Overview: After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, science, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
science
morality
family
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild