One of the highlights of the BBC’s Christmas TV schedule was the special effects-tastic version of John Wyndham’s classic 1951 post-apocalyptic novel The Day of The Triffids, about a world threatened by carnivorous, man-eating plants.
Hollywood star Dougray Scott and Nip/Tuck’s Joely Richardson head the all-star cast, alongside comedian and actor Eddie Izzard, Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills, 90210), Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox.
With global fuel sources dwindling, the discovery of the oil-rich Triffid plant leads to intense harvesting. Capable of intelligent behaviour and able to move around on their leg-like roots, these carnivorous plants possess a deadly sting. When a solar storm blinds billions of people around the world, the Triffids descend in search of human flesh, and it’s up to a few sighted survivors to save the human race.
Released as a two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD on 1 February, the sci-fi adventure has its Blu-ray release on 22 February. To coincide with this, we have three copies of the Blu-ray edition – plus a copy of the original Wyndham novel – to give away, thanks to the folks at Showbox Home Entertainment.
For your chance to win the Blu-ray disc and the novel, just answer the following question:
Q: Eddie Izzard, who co-stars in The Day of the Triffids, had a starring role as con artist Wayne Malloy in which US drama series?
Email us your answer, with ‘The Day of the Triffids competition’ in the subject line, to tvspy@ipcmedia.com. The competition will close on Friday 26 February 2010.
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept entries submitted via the comments section of our blog. All entries must be via email.
