The Tripods (1984-1985)

Name: The Tripods
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1984-09-15
Rating: 71
Cast: John Shackley, Jim Baker, Ceri Seel, Pamela Salem, Jeremy Young

BBC One Scripted

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StarringJohn ShackleyJim BakerCeri Seel

DirectorsGraham TheakstonChristopher Barry

WritersChristopher Penfold

TV-PG September 15th, 1984Sci-Fi & Fantasy2 Seasons, 25 Episodes

Plot

In the year 2089, an alien race stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods. They have taken over the earth and enslaved mankind with a mind-controlling device, ceremoniously implanted at adolescence. Will Parker, desperate to escape this ritual, leaves the village with his cousin, Henry and attempts to link up with the human resistance movement.

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