Tripods - Season 1 - Eps 1: A Village in England - July, 2089 A.D.
The story begins with the capping of Jack, one of Will Parker's friends. Will's community looks to be living in the 1800s as there are no machines or electrical devices, although Tripods are commonplace. In preparing for the capping of Jack, Will and Henry deliver food to vagrants which are people whose capping didn't go well. Living among them is Ozymandias who reveals to Will the secret of the White Mountains where men live free. Jack is capped, and returns to the village as a controlled mind. Will and Henry start their voyage to the White Mountains.
About Tripods

Title: Tripods
First Air Date: 1984-09-15
Last Air Date: 1985-11-23
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 14 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 25
Network: BBC One
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast

John Shackley
Will Parker

Jim Baker
Henry Parker

Ceri Seel
Jean-Paul „Beanpole“ Deliet

Robin Hayter
Fritz Eger

John Woodvine
Meister West 468