| The Tripods | |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Based on | The Tripods by John Christopher |
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| Composer | Ken Freeman |
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| Original languages | English, French, Italian, German |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Producer | Richard Bates |
| Running time | 25–30 minutes per episode |
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| Release | 15 September 1984 – 23 November 1985 |
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The Tripods is a television adaptation of John Christopher's The Tripods series of novels. It was jointly produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and the Seven Network in Australia.[1] The music soundtrack was written by Ken Freeman.
Series one of The Tripods, broadcast in 1984, had 13 half-hour episodes written by Alick Rowe, the author of many radio plays, and covers the first book, The White Mountains; the 12-episode second series (1985) written by Christopher Penfold covers The City of Gold and Lead. Although a television script had been written for the third series, it was cancelled by BBC executives Michael Grade and Jonathan Powell due to the adaptation failing in the ratings.[2]
The first series was released on both VHS and DVD. The BBC released Tripods — The Complete Series 1 & 2 on DVD in March 2009.[3]
- ^ McGown, Alistair. "Tripods (1984-85)". BFI Screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Josie Santomauro, ed. (2011). Autism All-Stars: How We Use Our Autism and Asperger Traits to Shine in Life. Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd. p. 190. ISBN 978-1843101888.
- ^ "Tripods — The Complete Series 1 & 2 DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2010.