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The Tripods (1984)

7.2 2 seasons 25 episodes Ended
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

In the year 2089, an alien race stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods. They have taken over the earth and enslaved mankind with a mind-controlling device, ceremoniously implanted at adolescence. Will Parker, desperate to escape this ritual, leaves the village with his cousin, Henry and attempts to link up with the human resistance movement.

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Seasons & episodes

E1
The White Mountains - 2090 A.D.Sep 7, 1985

The season opens with the boys in the White Mountains, training with the free men to enter the Tripod´s games. Only the best will be select…

E2
TravelSep 14, 1985

All the boys have been chosen to participate in the games. Now comes a trip to Germany, to reach the games stadium.

E3
Will Is ArrestedSep 21, 1985

Will is arrested after a fight while drunk, Beanpole is missing, and Fritz may head for the games without them. Will and Beanpole end up on…

E4
Help from FriendsSep 29, 1985

With some help from Zerlina and Papagena, Will and Beanpole escape from Goetz, and make their way to the stadium just in time for the games.

E5
City of GoldOct 5, 1985

The games are over. The Tripods take Will and Fritz to the City of Gold, leaving Beanpole behind. The city seems to be escape-proof.

E6
Will Is Made a SlaveOct 12, 1985

Fritz is made a slave somewhere beneath the city, and Will is placed in the service of Master 468, an alien who belongs to the race that cr…

E7
Hunt for EloiseOct 19, 1985

Will wants to find Eloise again, and Fritz is promoted from his slave life into the Power Elite, where he makes a new friend, Pierre.

E8
The City of GoldOct 26, 1985

As Will and Fritz become more aware of what the Masters have planned for the Earth, they are brought to the Pool of Fire, where they meet o…

E9
Blessings of the CognoscNov 2, 1985

Having read Will´s mind, the Cognosc knows why the boys have trained to infiltrate the City.

E10
The Cognosc DepartsNov 9, 1985

Will kills his master when he tries to check out Will´s cap. He tries to leave the City via an underground channel.

E11
Escape from the City of GoldNov 16, 1985

Fritz chooses to stay in the City, and Beanpole saves Will from drowning during his escape. They make it to a nearby town, and hide from th…

E12
The Forest of DeathNov 23, 1985

Will and Beanpole pretend to be clowns in Ali Pasha´s circus. Their goal now is to get back to the White Mountains and tell the free men ab…

Cast

John ShackleyWill Parker
Jim BakerHenry Parker
Ceri SeelJean-Paul “Beanpole” Deliet
Robin HayterFritz Eger
John WoodvineMeister West 468

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