The Day of the Triffids 14 years old

The Day of the Triffids is a BBC miniseries adaptation of John Wyndham's novel of the same name. The novel had previously been adapted by the BBC in a 1981 miniseries.

Credits

Vanessa Redgrave

Durrant

Joely Richardson

Jo Playton

Jason Priestley

Coker

Karl Fischer

Austrian Reporter

Eddie Izzard

Torrence

Steven Elder

Doctor Koch

Cast

Name	Character
Vanessa Redgrave She was 72 , now 87 years old	as Durrant
Joely Richardson She was 44 , now 59 years old	as Jo Playton
Jason Priestley He was 40 , now 55 years old	as Coker
Karl Fischer He was 53 , 62 years old when he died	as Austrian Reporter
Eddie Izzard He was 47 , now 62 years old	as Torrence
Steven Elder	as Doctor Koch
Ewen Bremner He was 37 , now 52 years old	as Walter Strange
Jenn Murray She was 23 , now 38 years old	as Susan
Forbes KB He was 44 , now 59 years old	as Fighting Blind Man
Andreas Hoppe He was 49 , now 64 years old	as Professor Vorless
Dougray Scott He was 44 , now 59 years old	as Bill Masen
Tony Maudsley He was 41 , now 56 years old	as Blind Police Officer
Claire-Louise Cordwell	as Girl's Mother
Rosalind Halstead She was 25 , now 40 years old	as Cordelia
Chris Wilson She was 51 , 60 years old when she died	as Lance Corporal British Army
Genevieve O'Reilly She was 32 , now 47 years old	as Michelle Beadley
Raji James He was 39 , now 54 years old	as Doctor
Rita Davies She was 76 , 82 years old when she died	as Wheelchair Lady
Nora-Jane Noone She was 25 , now 40 years old	as Lucy
Adam Sinclair He was 32 , now 47 years old	as Ashdown
Shane Taylor He was 35 , now 50 years old	as Osman
Natasha Alderslade	as Fourth Hospital Mother
Eva Sayer She was 12 , now 27 years old	as Girl in Street
Paul Chahidi	as Vronsky
William Ilkley He was 51 , now 66 years old	as Jeff
Willie Jonah	as Old Man
Lizzie Hopley	as Hilda
Paul Blair He was 65 , 69 years old when he died	as Man in Street
Greg Bennett He was 37 , now 52 years old	as Torrence's Soldier
Brian Cox (actor) He was 63 , now 78 years old	as Dennis Masen

Crew

Name	Job title
Alex Mackie Editing He was 139 , now 154 years old	Editor
John Wyndham Writing He was 106 , 65 years old when he died	Writer
Patrick Harbinson Writing	Writer
Nick Copus Directing He was 43 , now 58 years old	Director
Doug Campbell Visual Effects	Visual Effects Supervisor

The Day of the Triffids (14 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 2009-12-28
Runtime: [90] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2