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The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

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2001•46m

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells is a six-part 2001 television miniseries conceived by Nick Willing and broadcast on the Hallmark Channel. 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.

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6 Episodes • Premiered 2001

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1. The New Accelerator

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Scientific discovery can be such a rush. Wrapped around the ongoing plot device of interviews with an elderly H.G. Wells as he recounts fantastical tales he swears are true. Starting with a lab experiment that could revolutionize the world.

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2. Brownlow's Newspaper

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A different sort of time travel tale--What would you do if you knew the future? Would you change that future? Remember Newtons's Third Law and Murphy's.

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3. The Crystal Egg

A luminous meteorite sparks Wells interest after being brought to his attention by an antiquities dealer and purchased by Ellen using money intended for their night out at the music hall. An investigation brings them to a terrible discovery of its origins and capabilities.

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4. The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

After an unauthorized experiment at the college goes awry, young lab assistant Davidson begins seeing visions of a ship at sea and a deserted island. With Jane involved, Wells investigates what went wrong, and another curious case unfolds.

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5. The Truth About Pyecraft

Two men—one who wants to lose weight, the other wants to reverse his hair loss—take their angst to a magic shop where they're given potions to fix their esteem and repair their vanity.

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6. The Stolen Bacillus

Professor Gibberne fears the worst when a potentially deadly bacillus is stolen from his lab. Wells and Jane investigate, but how is their new house guest involved?

Cast

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Tom Ward

Herbert George 'H. G.' Wells

Photo of Katy Carmichael

Katy Carmichael

Jane Robbins

Photo of Eve Best

Eve Best

Ellen McGillvray

Photo of Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas Rowe

Professor Cedric Gibberne

Photo of Vincent Franklin

Vincent Franklin

War Minister

Photo of John Bennett

John Bennett

Mr Jagger

Photo of Richard Clifford

Richard Clifford

Foreign Secretary

Photo of Mark Dexter

Mark Dexter

Atkins

Photo of Orlando Seale

Orlando Seale

Albert Einstein

Photo of Catherine Bailey

Catherine Bailey

Violet

Photo of Neville Phillips

Neville Phillips

Praecentors

Photo of Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Chairman at Praecentors

Photo of Barry Stanton

Barry Stanton

Dean Frederick Masterman

Photo of Raymond Coulthard

Raymond Coulthard

Mark Radcliffe

Photo of Mark Lewis Jones

Mark Lewis Jones

Arthur Brownlow

Photo of Matthew Cottle

Matthew Cottle

Whittaker

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Tilly Vosburgh

Rosa Cave

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Pip Torrens

Mark Pattison

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Dominic Cooper

Sidney Davidson

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Jeffry Wickham

Dr Symonds

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