Clips
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Photo: Bill and Jo
With the famous London landmark of Big Ben in the background, Dr Bill Mason and journalist Jo Playton survey a city being terrorised by man-eating plants.
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Character Profile: Dr Bill Masen (Dougray Scott)
An introspective scientist, Bill is a thoughtful Triffid expert who is more at home with his Triffid research than social interaction. Bill grew up with the plants that are now roaming the country, and it was his parents made the incredible discovery that they could provide oil. But their pioneering work came at a cost: his mother was killed by a Triffid, leaving Bill all too aware how dangerous the plants really are.
BBC Press Office: interview with Dougray Scott -
Character Profile: Jo Playton (Joely Richardson)
A radio journalist, Jo is a bright, sociable and irreverent woman who escapes the mass blinding because she is reporting on the event from the London Underground. Terrified by the chaos, Jo clings to Bill after their chance meeting and becomes embroiled in his desperate fight to prevent the plants reproducing, falling in love with him in the process.
BBC Press Office: interview with Joely Richardson -
Character Profile: Torrence (Eddie Izzard)
Torrence is a sinister and obsessive man who retains his sight after the solar flare, and sees this as an opportunity to step into the power vacuum that has resulted in Downing Street. A stickler for rules and authority, when Bill and Jo are held captive by his new 'army', Torrence becomes obsessed with Jo and plans to use her celebrity to draw more people to the cities, who can then fight for his cause. Determined to rule over the remaining sighted population, and keep the blind away from the centre of London, Torrence cannot foresee the approach of the Triffids towards the capital and soon comes to realise that he will need Bill's help to fight them off once and for all.
BBC Press Office: interview with Eddie Izzard -
Character Profile: Coker (Jason Priestley)
A former military man with liberal principles, Coker strongly believes that the remaining sighted in the UK have a duty to support and care for those who have been blinded.
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Character Profile: Dennis Masen (Brian Cox)
The estranged father of Bill, Dennis is the scientist who discovered the Triffids in Africa and exploited their commercial use. Bill seeks Dennis's help in stopping the plants from overrunning the country.
BBC Press Office: interview with Brian Cox
