The Tripods: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Big alien machines on three legs (Tripods) have conquered the Earth. The show is set in the year 2089 where it is widely accepted by the humans to be controlled by the Tripods with "caps", attached to a child's head, when it turns 14. Will and Henry are trying to escape from being capped and find a promised place where it is told that free men are fighting the machines.

Series details

• Title: The Tripods
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1984-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-11-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 5524
• IMDb ID: tt0086818
• TVDB ID: 75104

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Baker — Henry Parker
• John Shackley — Will Parker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-09-15; final listed air date 1984-12-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1985-09-07; final listed air date 1985-11-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Tripods on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.