![]() It has now been released on Blu-Ray for the first time and it’s never looked so good. The BBC did a couple of Radio adaptations in 19, but it was their 1981 TV version that, with just a few minor tweaks to bring from the 50s into the 80s, manages to perfectly capture the spirit of Wyndham’s novel that has proved so elusive to all the other versions. Previously there had been the 1962 film version, which played down the human elements, but lacked the special effects to be a truly great monster movie subsequently there was the 2009 TV version, which had the SFX chops to do the job, but in an effort to be taken seriously, mired the action in darkness and came across as bland and unengaging. The BBC’s 1981 6-part adaptation of The Day of the Triffids is easily the best visual adaptation of John Wyndham’s classic science fiction novel. ![]()
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