The Tripods 1984
What is The Tripods?
The Tripods is a television series first released in 1984. Catalogued under Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1984
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 25
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 15, 1984
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 25 episodes and an average 30-minute runtime.
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Overview
The Tripods is a television series first released in 1984. Catalogued under Sci-Fi & Fantasy. Produced and broadcast by BBC One. Current status: Ended. Spans 2 seasons and 25 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Teens flee towering alien machines and enslaving mind-control rituals in the year 2089.”
- Engaging sci-fi premise
- Classic dystopian journey
- Limited information provided
Watch it if you enjoy dystopian survival stories featuring alien overlords.
The series features themes of alien enslavement and mind control.
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When is the series set?
The series is set in the year 2089.
Who are the antagonists?
An alien race that stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods.
How are humans enslaved?
Mankind is enslaved with a mind-controlling device ceremoniously implanted at adolescence.
Who leaves the village?
Will Parker leaves the village with his cousin, Henry.
What is the goal of the journey?
They attempt to link up with the human resistance movement.
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