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The Tripods

The Tripods is a TV adaptation of John Christopher's novel series of the same name. It was co-produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and the Seven Network in Australia. Ken Freeman composed the music for the soundtrack. The first series of The Tripods, which aired in 1984 and contained 13 half-hour episodes written by the well-known author of many radio plays Alick Rowe, covers the first book, The White Mountains; the 12-episode second series covers The City of Gold and Lead. Although a television script for the third season was developed, it was never produced. The first season was available on VHS and DVD. In March 2009, the BBC published Tripods: The Complete Series 1 & 2 on DVD. The series introduced several minor changes from the book, most notably the shape of the Masters and Tripods, which have tentacles in the book; artificially increasing gravity inside the Golden City, which is not mentioned in the TV series; the introduction of "cognoscs," spiritual life-forms vastly superior to the Masters themselves; and more other main characters, including love interests for both Will and Beanpole. There are few female characters in the original texts. In an interview with Wordcandy, John Christopher was asked about this, and he responded that at the time of writing the series, it was generally recognized that girls would read books with male main characters, but not vice versa. He also remarked that he thought the addition of a full family of females to the TV show was a little "over the top." The series is particularly remarkable for featuring non-humanoid aliens, which was unusual at the time.

Released: 1984-09-15

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Casts: John Woodvine, Charlotte Long, Cindy Shelley,

Duration: 30 min

Country: United Kingdom

Production: N/A