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[[ | {{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name= The Day of the Triffids (2009) | |||
|picture =triffids09_poster.jpg | |||
|caption = | |||
|country = [[File:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br>[[File:CAN.jpg|25px]] Canada | |||
|channel= British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |||
|genre = Horror/Post-Apocalyptic/Thriller | |||
|creator = Patrick Harbinson | |||
|dates = 2009 | |||
|language = English | |||
|seasons = 1 | |||
|episodes = 2 | |||
|character1=Bill Masen | |||
|actor1=[[Dougray Scott]] | |||
|character2=Jo Playton | |||
|actor2=[[Joely Richardson]] | |||
|character3= Torrence | |||
|actor3=[[Eddie Izzard]] | |||
|character4=Dennis Masen | |||
|actor4=[[Brian Cox]] | |||
|character5=Coker | |||
|actor5=[[Jason Priestley]] | |||
|character6= Osman | |||
|actor6=[[Shane Taylor]] | |||
|character7= | |||
|actor7= | |||
|character8= | |||
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}} | |||
'''''The Day of the Triffids (2009)''''' is the third of three filmed versions of John Wyndham’s classic science fiction novel (adaptations were also released in ''[[The Day of the Triffids (1962)|1962]]'' and in ''[[The Day of the Triffids (1981)|1981]]''). | |||
'''''The Day of the Triffids (2009)''''' is the third of three filmed versions of John Wyndham’s classic science fiction novel (adaptations were also released in ''[[The Day of the Triffids (1962)|1962]]'' and in ''[[The Day of the Triffids (1981)|1981]]''). Like the 1981 adaptation, the 2009 version was released as a BBC television miniseries, but deviates significantly Wyndham’s story. The BBC mini-series was directed by Nick Copus and starred [[Dougray Scott]], [[Joely Richardson]], [[Eddie Izzard]], [[Brian Cox]], Vanessa Redgrave, and [[Jason Priestley]]. A solar storm blinds humanity, which falls prey to carnivorous, walking plants. | |||
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==Heckler & Koch USP Compact== | ==Heckler & Koch USP Compact== | ||
Various characters carry the [[Heckler & Koch USP Compact]] pistol. | Various characters carry the [[Heckler & Koch USP Compact]] pistol. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:USPc 9mm two tone.jpg|thumb|none|300px|H&K USP Compact with stainless slide - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image: Triffids0962.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:Triffids0962.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffid095.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:triffid095.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Torrence relieves a Metro policeman of his service pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0935.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Coker ([[Jason Priestley]]) fends off a Triffid.]] | [[Image:triffids0935.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Coker ([[Jason Priestley]]) fends off a Triffid.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0915.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Metro Police try to control a riot.]] | [[Image:Triffids0955.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Bill Masen ([[Dougray Scott]]) and Jo fall into Torrence's ([[Eddie Izzard]]) trap.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0920.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jo Playton (Joely Richardson) takes aim at a Triffid.]] | [[Image:Triffids0954.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
==Beretta Cougar== | |||
[[Image:8000 Cougar F.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 8000 Cougar F - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0915.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Metro Police armed with a [[Beretta Cougar]] try to control a riot.]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0920.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jo Playton ([[Joely Richardson]]) takes aim at a Triffid with a [[Beretta Cougar]].]] | |||
==Glock 19== | |||
Various characters carry a [[Glock 19]] pistol | |||
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm.]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0937.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Osman ([[Shane Taylor]]) threatens Bill.]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0930.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Osman is distracted by Triffids.]] | [[Image:triffids0930.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Osman is distracted by Triffids.]] | ||
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none| | Various characters use a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]. | ||
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0980.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A mysterious figure wields the shotgun]] | [[Image:triffids0980.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A mysterious figure wields the shotgun]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0947.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Dennis Masen ([[Brian Cox]]) hands over his shotgun.]] | [[Image:triffids0947.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Dennis Masen ([[Brian Cox]]) hands over his shotgun.]] | ||
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[[Image:triffids0951.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0951.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
==Remington Slug Gun== | ==Remington 870 Slug Gun== | ||
A | A blind London pub owner wields the [[Remington 870]] Slug Gun in self-defense. | ||
[[Image: Remington870SlugGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Slug Gun - 12 Gauge.]] | [[Image: Remington870SlugGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Slug Gun - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0928.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:triffids0928.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The owner is assaulted by intruders.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0929.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0929.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
==Mossberg 590 "Compact Cruiser"== | ==Mossberg 590 "Compact Cruiser"== | ||
Torrence ([[Eddie Izzard]]) carries a [[Mossberg 590 Cruiser]] “Compact” throughout the film. | Torrence ([[Eddie Izzard]]) carries a [[Mossberg 590 Cruiser]] “Compact” throughout the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Mossberg590CompactCruiserBreach.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mossberg 590 "Compact Cruiser" with door breaching brake - 12 gauge.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0923.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0923.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0926.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0926.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0924.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0924.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0943.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:triffids0943.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Torrence with his “little friend.”]] | ||
==Sterling SMG== | ==Sterling SMG== | ||
Susan (Jean Murray) carries a [[Sterling SMG]] submachine gun. | Susan (Jean Murray) carries a [[Sterling SMG]] submachine gun. | ||
[[Image: SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image: SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling Mk. IV Submachine Gun - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0941.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0941.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0942.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0942.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0946.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0946.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0945.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0945.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0952.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Bill fires Susan's SMG.]] | |||
==Heckler & Koch G36C== | ==Heckler & Koch G36C== | ||
Various characters wield a [[Heckler & Koch G36C]] assault rifle. The rifle carried by Troy ([[Troy Glasgow]]) is fitted with what appears to be a shortened [[Heckler & Koch AG-C grenade launcher]], but is actually a [[Madbull AGX]] airsoft replica | |||
[[Image: G36CwForegrip.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G36C with vertical foregrip- 5.56x45mm.]] | [[Image: G36CwForegrip.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G36C with vertical foregrip- 5.56x45mm.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0921.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Among the weapons collected by | [[File:HKG36CEOTechsight.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Heckler & Koch G36C with an attached EOTech sight - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0960.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Troy | [[Image:triffids0921.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Among the weapons collected by Torrence is the H&K.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0960.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Troy also carries the H&K.]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0974.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
==Heckler & Koch | ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ||
Triffid farm guards | Triffid farm guards and Torrence's goons wield the [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] SMG. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image: H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:triffids0916.jpg|thumb|600px|none|This looks like an A3 model with an EO Tech (or similar) Holo Sight mounted.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0958.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0959.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
== Enfield L85 rifle series== | == Enfield L85 rifle series== | ||
British soliders carry the [[Enfield L85 rifle series]]. | British soliders carry the [[Enfield L85 rifle series]]. | ||
[[Image: L85A1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image: L85A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| L85A1 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0925.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0925.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
==Taser | ==Taser X26== | ||
Torrence is seen with a [[Taser]] X26. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:X26-tazer.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taser X26.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0927.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0927.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
== | ==CIS 40 GL== | ||
Triffid farm security forces carry | Triffid farm security forces carry a [[CIS 40 GL]] in the stand alone configuration as does Bill Masen ([[Dougray Scott]]). | ||
[[Image:triffid096.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:CIS 40 GL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|CIS 40 GL - 40x46mm]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0919.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Bill and Jo search a Triffid farm.]] | [[Image:triffid096.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A blind Lucy (Nora-Jane Noone) wanders the halls of a Triffid farm with the grenade launcher.]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0919.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Bill ([[Dougray Scott]]) and Jo ([[Joely Richardson]]) search a Triffid farm.]] | |||
[[Image:triffids0918.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0918.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:triffids0917.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0917.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:triffids0934.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:triffids0934.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
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The Day of the Triffids (2009) is the third of three filmed versions of John Wyndham’s classic science fiction novel (adaptations were also released in 1962 and in 1981). Like the 1981 adaptation, the 2009 version was released as a BBC television miniseries, but deviates significantly Wyndham’s story. The BBC mini-series was directed by Nick Copus and starred Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jason Priestley. A solar storm blinds humanity, which falls prey to carnivorous, walking plants.
The following firearms were used in the mini-series The Day of the Triffids (2009):
Heckler & Koch USP Compact
Various characters carry the Heckler & Koch USP Compact pistol.
Beretta Cougar
Glock 19
Various characters carry a Glock 19 pistol
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Various characters use a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Remington 870 Slug Gun
A blind London pub owner wields the Remington 870 Slug Gun in self-defense.
Mossberg 590 "Compact Cruiser"
Torrence (Eddie Izzard) carries a Mossberg 590 Cruiser “Compact” throughout the film.
Sterling SMG
Susan (Jean Murray) carries a Sterling SMG submachine gun.
Heckler & Koch G36C
Various characters wield a Heckler & Koch G36C assault rifle. The rifle carried by Troy (Troy Glasgow) is fitted with what appears to be a shortened Heckler & Koch AG-C grenade launcher, but is actually a Madbull AGX airsoft replica
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Triffid farm guards and Torrence's goons wield the Heckler & Koch MP5A3 SMG.
Enfield L85 rifle series
British soliders carry the Enfield L85 rifle series.
Taser X26
Torrence is seen with a Taser X26.
CIS 40 GL
Triffid farm security forces carry a CIS 40 GL in the stand alone configuration as does Bill Masen (Dougray Scott).
