TV series

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

2001 · 1 season

A gentle, curious Victorian mystery box, told through fond old-age flashbacks, with odd little wonders that feel like bedtime stories for grown-ups.

Overview: Each episode adapts — and sometimes quite radically alters — a short story written by Wells: The New Accelerator, The Queer Story of Brownlow's Newspaper, The Crystal Egg, The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes, The Truth About Pyecraft and The Stolen Bacillus. Each is presented as if it were a 'real' incident that Wells had investigated with his girlfriend, Jane Robbins, and as if it had served as an inspiration for a short story. The flashbacks are to 1893 within the 1946 frame story, near the end of Wells's life, when he is interviewed by a secret military research institute interested in his past exploits.
How it feels: Whimsical, eerie, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, science, memory, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
science
memory
identity
love
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild