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''The Day of the Triffids'' is a 1981 science fiction TV miniseries. It was adapted from Creator/JohnWyndham's novel ''Literature/TheDayOfTheTriffids'', and aired in the 30th anniversary year of the book's publication.
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''The Day of the Triffids'' is a 1981 science fiction TV miniseries. miniseries produced by Creator/TheBBC. It was adapted from Creator/JohnWyndham's the [[Literature/TheDayOfTheTriffids novel ''Literature/TheDayOfTheTriffids'', of the same name]] by Creator/JohnWyndham, and aired in the 30th anniversary year of the book's its publication.
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* AdultFear:
** Bill Masen's father promises to look after the strange plant growing in their garden. Next time we see him, he's furiously chopping down the triffid that nearly killed his son. This doesn't help the later scene when an adult Bill casually mentions that people are now keeping chained and docked triffids as pets to amuse their kids.
** In episode two, Masen sees a blind mother stumbling around huge park trying to find her equally blind children who are calling out to her.
** Bill Masen's father promises to look after the strange plant growing in their garden. Next time we see him, he's furiously chopping down the triffid that nearly killed his son. This doesn't help the later scene when an adult Bill casually mentions that people are now keeping chained and docked triffids as pets to amuse their kids.
** In episode two, Masen sees a blind mother stumbling around huge park trying to find her equally blind children who are calling out to her.
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* BattleDiscretionShot: In the final episode the triffids break through the farm fence. After a tense scene [[AdultFear where the children are rescued]], we then cut to Masen and Suzie with flamethrowers, striding through a field of scorched triffid stumps.
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* BattleDiscretionShot: In the final episode the triffids break through the farm fence. After a tense scene [[AdultFear where the children are rescued]], rescued, we then cut to Masen and Suzie with flamethrowers, striding through a field of scorched triffid stumps.
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* StockholmSyndrome: Invoked by Coker. Even though Masen is chained to two of the blind people he's looking after, he knows Masen will be able to get free eventually, but that will mean abandoning everyone he's been looking after.
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* StockholmSyndrome: Invoked by Coker. Even though Masen is chained to two of the blind people he's looking after, people, he knows Masen will be able to get free eventually, but that will mean abandoning everyone he's been looking after.
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* StockholmSyndrome: Invoked by Coker. Even though Masen is chained to two of the blind people he's looking after, he knows Masen will be able to get free eventually, but that will mean abandoning everyone he's been looking after.
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* ImmuneToBullets: Zigzagged; Torrence uses a 9mm Browning to CoupDeGrace a blind man, but finds it ineffective against advancing triffids in the final episode. Bill however gets some [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns and bandoliers of shells]] from a gunstore and uses one against a triffid later on.
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* ImmuneToBullets: Zigzagged; Torrence uses a 9mm Browning to CoupDeGrace a blind man, but finds it ineffective against advancing triffids in the final episode. Bill however gets some [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns and bandoliers of shells]] from a gunstore and uses one against a triffid later on. [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication Explained in the book]]: The quickest way to render a triffid harmless is to cut off or otherwise destroy its flower and the stinger it contains, and shredding it with birdshot requires less skilled marksmanship than shooting through the stem with a single bullet.
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* HazmatSuit: The anti-triffid gear that Bill Masen wants to get his hands on includes an all-over plastic covering against the poisonous triffid stingers and a clear curved face mask to protect the eyes (the favourite point of attack for a triffid). We don't see it used often though, presumably because it's too uncomfortable for constant use.
