{"id":5816,"date":"2009-12-24T16:59:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T05:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=5816"},"modified":"2009-12-24T17:33:57","modified_gmt":"2009-12-24T06:33:57","slug":"cuttings-from-the-bbcs-new-triffids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/12\/24\/cuttings-from-the-bbcs-new-triffids\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuttings from the BBC’s new Triffids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the BBC’s new two-part series of John Wyndham\u2019s classic 1951 scifi novel, The Day of the Triffids<\/em>, to air in Britain over Christmas (28 and 29 December), three clips from the show have been released:<\/p>\n

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Clip Two<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Clip Three<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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The Day of the Triffids<\/em> stars Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Eddie Izzard and Jason Priestley, and it is written by Patrick Harbinson of ER<\/em> and Law & Order<\/em> fame.<\/p>\n

See the previous Undead Backbrain<\/a> article for an extensive synopsis. See also this Backbrain article<\/a> on other versions of the novel.<\/p>\n

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