Ceri seel biography channel

1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 5 (UK)
25 x 30 minute episodes

Debuting in September 1984, this Saturday tea-time sci-fi from BBC1 was adapted from novels by John Christopher, including The White Mountains and The City of Gold and Lead.

The year is 2089 AD and the human race has been conquered by an alien species known as the ‘Masters’, who have dominated the Earth for around 100 years.

The Masters (from the planet Trion) use huge metallic Tripods – quite clearly borrowed from HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds – to watch over the humans who survived the initial slaughter.

The technological advances of the human race were destroyed so mankind would not be a threat, leaving a pastoral medieval society.

The remaining Earthlings are implanted with mind control devices called “caps” when they reach the age of 16, to curb their spirit and free will.

A capping ceremony is held when a human child comes of age – the child is hoisted into one