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1. Can't You See? I'm Blind...

4 Extra Debut. A cosmic event blinds most of humanity and mobile, carnivorous plants move in, a new order is called for. Stars Jamie Glover.

The world is struck blind by a solar storm.

Millions of man-eating, walking plants are released to roam across Britain.

John Wyndham’s classic post-apocalyptic novel, first published in 1951.

Dramatised in two parts by Lance Dann.

Bill Masen .... Jamie Glover
Josella Playton …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Colonel Jacques .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Walter Lucknor …. Gavin Muir
Coker .... Lee Ingleby
Miss Durrant …. Richenda Carey
The Nurse …. Helen Ayres
The Blindman …. Jonathan Forbes
Young Bill …. Oliver Cookson

Music by Simon Russell.

Director: Rosalynd Ward

First broadcast on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service in 2001.

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Oct 2024 00:00

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