 Nonetheless, in the early part of the decade there were several serials produced, albeit mainly by the BBC; the bought in series mainly aired on ITV.Adaptations of novels such as "The Day of the Triffids" (1981), "The Invisible Man" (1984) and "The Nightmare Man" (1981, from the novel "Child of the Vodyanoi") were produced, and the BBC began an adaptation of "The White Mountains" novels, under the name "The Tripods" (1984–85).