I remember watching this BBC version of "The Day of the Triffids" when it was first shown (1981?). It has stuck in my mind ever since as being a really great series. I didn't remember that many details (except the final scenes where the survivors drive through the fence and out of their triffid-proof enclosure to new life somewhere else), only that I really enjoyed it. Then two or three years ago I saw it at the National Film Theatre in London and it all came flooding back! Now I am watching the DVD.
I have only listened to an abridged audio book so I can't comment on the faithfulness of the adaptation, but I can say that the characterisation is good, the acting (especially John Duttine) is excellent and the special effects are good enough to serve their purpose. Remake? Noooooooooo!
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