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The Day of the Triffids (1981)

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Genre
science fiction television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Most of the world goes blind after a strange meteor shower. People then must survive against walking carnivorous plants called triffids.

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What happens

The Day of the Triffids is a British science fiction drama serial which was first aired by BBC Television in 1981. An adaptation by Douglas Livingstone of the 1951 novel by John Wyndham, the six half-hour episodes were produced by David Maloney and directed by Ken Hannam, with original music by Christopher Gunning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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