The drama is based on John Wyndham's best-selling postapocalyptic novel, "The Day of the Triffids". These found their way into The Day of the Triffids. The drama is based on John Wyndham's best-selling post-apocalyptic novel, "The Day of the Triffids". It also featured in the 1962 film The Day of the Triffids (film). Scott starred in "The Day of the Triffids". It is a sequel to John Wyndham's "The Day of the Triffids". Bill is angered by how little warning there is of the encroaching Triffids. The first triffids appear in equatorial regions. The Triffids back catalogue began being reissued in 2006. Born Sandy Devotional is an album by The Triffids, released in March 1986. They included "The Seedling Stars" and "Day of the Triffids". Bill and Coker are nearly killed during a late-night ambush by a group of Triffids. The Day of the Triffids is a BBC miniseries made in 2009. It was during this time that he first watched "The Day of the Triffids". He appeared to great acclaim in "The Day of the Triffids" (1981).