《The Day Of The Triffids》这本科幻小说在国内有许多种译名。可不管它叫什么名字，略有资历的科幻读者肯定读过，因为它是较早引入我国并译成中文的科幻小说之一。该小说由科幻作家John Wyndham创作，最早发表于1951年，是灾难类科幻作品的代表作之一。上世纪80年代，BBC曾将其搬上电视银屏，在观众中的反响不错。如今时隔20多年，BBC再次将其改编成两集迷你剧，并将于12月28日、29日播出。新版《三脚树时代》由Dougray Scott、Joely Richardson、Brian Cox、Vanessa Redgrave、Eddie Izzard和Jason Priestley主演。

　　一群守护者的任务是保护一名必须向国王传递重要信息的信使。在穿越古老土地的旅程中，他们面临着一场充满瘟疫、黑暗魔法和邪恶怪物的战斗。

　　As the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, takes over the TARDIS for his first epic adventure he will be joined by Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson, as she makes her debut as the Doctor’s companion.
　　The episode sees the Doctor come face-to-face with the mythical and mysterious goblins as his life collides with Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson.
　　Little is known about Ruby Sunday as she was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby. Now living with her mum, Carla and grandmother, Cherry her world is about to be turned upside when she encounters the Doctor and the two set off on their first adventure together

Adam works night shifts at a motorway service station, living a small and lonely life with little human contact or connection. Upon hearing that his estranged father has died, Adam finds himself piecing together a complicated image of a man that he never really knew and uncovers details of his life that he struggles to comprehend. Learning that his father believed he was not human, Adam initially dismisses the notion outright. However, unable to shake the thought, he begins to wonder: if this were true, what would that make him?

这是一部由Adorable Media出品的精彩绝伦的单集电视电影。这部引人深思的特别节目探讨了一个令人毛骨悚然的近未来世界，父母要为子女的犯罪行为承担法律责任，引发了关于正义、罪责以及国家控制界限的令人不安的问题。