The year is 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 the age of fourteen. Will Parker anxiously awaits this ritual but hears of a place where a group of people is organising a resistance movement. Together with his cousin they leave their village, hoping to join them. They have not left unnoticed however, and the giant alien … mehrmachines are in pursuit.
Based on the novels by John Christopher, The Tripods was was one of the most expensive productions ever undertaken by the BBC, using a huge cast of many new special effects. Originally aired in the Saturday afternoon slot, previously occupied by Doctor Who, The Tripods is another classic sci-fi serial from the BBC. weniger