H.G. Wells: War with the World (2006)

Not Recommended

UK

Television Film

Writer/Director: James Kent

Cinematographer: Lawrence Gardner

Composer: Nick Powell

Cast: Michael Sheen, Sally Hawkins, Sarah Winman, Dermot Crowley, Branka Katic, Jacek Koman, Kenneth Jay

Kent’s ambitious BBC drama attempts to chart 30 years in the life of sci-fi novelist H.G. Wells, examining his unconventional marriage, voracious sexual appetite, eventful trips to the Soviet Union, and his dreams for a utopian society; but, despite being generally well crafted, it is all just a little bit too sketchy to fully engage with the viewer. Iain.Stott