The BEST episodes of The Day of the Triffids season 1

Every episode of The Day of the Triffids season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Day of the Triffids season 1!

After a gloriously beautiful meteor shower blinds most of Earth’s population, Bill Masen despairs at his position as the last sighted man in the world. Chaos rips through every city, and what’s worse, the curious – and venomous – Triffid plants start escaping their confines. Large, barely mobile orchids are not the most obviously villainous of creatures, but these Triffids will chill your blood to icewater.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
Episode 1
star
8.03
120 votes

#1 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1981

Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, Bill Masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence...

Directors: Ken Hannam
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Episode 5
star
7.68
108 votes

#2 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1981

Bill continues his search for Jo, through the spreading disease and maurading triffids...

Directors: Ken Hannam
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Episode 4
star
7.66
107 votes

#3 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1981

Bill finds himself kidnapped, imprisoned and separated from Jo.

Directors: Ken Hannam
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Episode 3
star
7.66
106 votes

#4 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1981

Bill and Jo try to find refuge from the panic-stricken streets of London and the dangers of the triffids.

Directors: Ken Hannam
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Episode 6
star
7.65
107 votes

#5 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1981

Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...

Directors: Ken Hannam
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Episode 2
star
7.10
77 votes

#6 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1981

His sight restored, Bill sees the new world of blindness and panic menaced by triffids...

Directors: Ken Hannam
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