EDIT: Kom på att jag kan slänga med detta TV-Tips också i samma veva. Ni som har TV4 Guld kanske vill ta er en närmare titt på klassiska Triffiderna Anfaller som börjar visas till helgen.
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Nyheten kom ursprungligen från denna artikel vid Quiet Earth [Dedicated to genre film and all things post apocalyptic.]
guardian.co.uk - Day of the Triffids to be remade by BBC
Thursday November 27 2008
Day of the Triffids: a poster for the 1962 film starring Howard Keel. Photograph: Kobal
A new generation is set to be terrified by giant plants following the BBC's decision to remake The Day of the Triffids.
Adapted from the 1951 novel by John Wyndham, the modern day version for BBC1 will be penned by ER and Law & Order writer Patrick Harbinson.
Whereas the BBC's 1981 version was set in the late 20th century, the new Day of the Triffids will take place in 2011. A film version, starring Howard Keel, was released in 1962.
Updating the sci-fi tale for modern audiences, the two-part drama revolves around a hunt for alternative sources of energy after the world's fossil fuel supply runs out.
Triffids are found to be a good replacement fuel, but a reign of terror begins when the lethal plants escape following a solar storm that blinds most of the world's population.
The Day of the Triffids has been commissioned by outgoing BBC Fiction chief Jane Tranter.
Casting has yet to be confirmed.
BBC Vision director Jana Bennett announced the commission at the Media Festival in Manchester today."The new series will be a combination of the familiar and the new," Bennett said.
Bringing a further terrifying dimension to the drama, the Triffids will also be recreated in high definition for viewers with HD televisions.
The Day of the Triffids is being produced by independent producer and distributor Power and will air next year.
BBC1's new adaptation will be executive produced by Power's Justin Bodle and the BBC Wales head of drama, Julie Gardner.Gardner said: "The Day of the Triffids is a classic title. I'm excited that its powerful story is being remade for television. We're hoping to attract a legion of fans as well as give nightmares to a new generation of viewers."
There have been a number of adaptations of The Day of the Triffids before.
The BBC first made versions for radio which were followed by a television production in 1981, starring John Duttine as Doctor Bill Masen, one of the few survivors of the solar storm who has not been left blind.
There have been calls by sci-fans for a new version of The Day of the Triffids following the success of remakes of Doctor Who and new apocalyptic BBC1 drama Survivors.
Edited by Cartman, 27 November 2008 - 18:52.






