The Day of the Triffids

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John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids: 4. Dead End

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids

4. Dead End

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Bill is forced to help a group of blind survivors. Will he ever find Josella again?

Bill’s forced to help some blind survivors. But will he ever find Josella again? Stars Gary Watson and Peter Sallis. From 1968.

'How am I supposed to find supplies like this - chained to a lot of blind men?'

Bill is forced to help a group of blind survivors. Will he ever find Josella, again? 

John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.

Dramatised by Giles Cooper.

Gary Watson …... Bill Masen
James McManus ..…. Alf
Michael Deacon …... Mac
Jan Edwards ..…. Lucy
Peter Sallis ..…. Coker
Hilda Kriseman …... Miss Durrant
John Pullen …... Stephen Brennell
Wilfred Carter …... Sid
Rosalind Shanks …... Vera
Ann Murray …... Woman

Music composed by David Cain. 

Producer: John Powell. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.

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