I'm sure this has been mentioned already, but I don't have the time to look for the thread.
Any way:
Chortle LinkWhy are Chortle, a comedy website, reporting on a remake of the Day of the Triffids? Well, because
Eric Idle (I have no idea why I typed his name then, apart from the initials being the same) Eddie Izzard has a major part to play:
Quote:
Eddie Izzard is to star in a new BBC adaptation of The Day Of The Triffids.
The comic will play Torrence, the leader of a squad of soldiers who tries to round up survivors after the killer plants take over Britain.
Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jason Priestley will also be appearing in the two-part drama, now being filmed in the south-east of England.
Malc