The Tripods

• 1984 –1985
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• Ended
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• TV-PG

• Sci-Fi & Fantasy

★ 7.2 TMDB Rating · 20 votes

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.

Created by

John Christopher

Seasons

2

Episodes

25

Episode length

~30m

First aired

Sep 15, 1984

Networks

BBC One

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom