The day of the triffids / British Broadcasting Corporation ; adapted by Douglas Livingstone ; producer, David Maloney ; director, Ken Hannam.

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Following the Earth's close encounter with a comet, a meteor shower blinds the population. Bill Masen, recovering from a vicious plant attack, is one of the few people to survive with his eyesight intact. But the world he emerges into is a nightmare.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Day of the triffids (Television program : 1981)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Livingstone, Douglas, 1934-
Maloney, David
Hannam, Ken, 1929-2004
Duttine, John, 1949-
Relph, Emma
Colbourne, Maurice, 1939-1989
Wyndham, John, 1903-1969
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published: [United States] : Burbank, CA : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Plant mutation > Drama.
Meteorites > Drama.
England > Drama.
Blind > Drama.
Television mini-series.
Science fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction > Television series.
Drama.
Blind.
Meteorites.
Plant mutation.
England.
Genre:
Drama.
Television mini-series.
Science fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction
Television series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Following the Earth's close encounter with a comet, a meteor shower blinds the population. Bill Masen, recovering from a vicious plant attack, is one of the few people to survive with his eyesight intact. But the world he emerges into is a nightmare.
Note:Title from container.
Adaptation of John Wyndham's novel.
Originally broadcast on television in 1981.
Special features: 12-page collector's booklet included.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ1 D0087354 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:1419860291
9781419860294
Credits:Muisc, Christopher Gunning; editor, Dick Allen.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., DVD9, NTSC.
Cast:
John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne.