Power Announces Triffids Cast

LONDON: Power has announced the cast lineup for its upcoming BBC One production The Day of the Triffids, including Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Eddie Izzard and Jason Priestley.

The two-part futuristic drama, produced with Canada’s Prodigy Pictures, was written by Patrick Harbinson (ER, Law & Order), based on John Wyndham’s best-selling post-apocalyptic novel of the same name, published in 1951. Currently filming in the U.K. for an April broadcast, The Day of the Triffids has been licensed by Power into some 150 territories.