First broadcast in 1984, post-apocalyptic adventure The Tripods remains one of the UKs best-loved science-fiction series. This DVD set contains both series of The Tripods as well as fascinating extra material. The year is 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. On the run, their life is fraught with danger as they try to elude the giant machines and the Black Guard, the aliens human servants. On a thrilling journey, their adventures take them to the ruins of Paris and on through Europe until, eventually, Will infiltrates Tripod City itself a perilous world of Masters and Cognoscs Running Time: 625 minutes Region: Region 2 Subtitles: English Release Date: 23 Mar. 2009