A starry cast including Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Jason Priestley and Vanessa Redgrave have been lined up for U.K. shingle Power’s latest miniseries, a modern take on British sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids co-produced with Canada’s Prodigy Pictures. “ER” and “Law and Order” scribe Patrick Harbinson penned the script based on John Wyndham’s bestselling 1951 novel. Two-parter will air on the BBC in Blighty this year. “The Day of the Triffids” is set in the not-too-distant future, when scientists create and cultivate a plant called the triffid that provides an alternative fuel supply -- with devastating results. The book was adapted by BBC Radio in 1953, 1957 and 1968. A BBC TV production followed in 1981.
The old b&w movie was awesome. Wish this would be done by Hollywood or on a large level scale.
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