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The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

Season 1
Writing at the dawn of the 20th century, Wells wrote over one hundred short stories: brilliant tales of the supernatural, the inexplicable and the macabre that featured journeys into parallel worlds, stories of demonic possession and explorations of the boundaries of known-science. "The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells" is an anthology of four of these brilliant tales.
IMDb 5.920164 episodes
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  1. S1 E1 - The Late Mr. Elvesham
    January 28, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Penniless student Edward Eden (Luke Treadaway) receives a proposition from the elderly Egbert Elvesham (Michael Gambon). Elvesham tells Eden that he is dying and needs someone to inherit his sizeable estate and name, and that he has handpicked Eden as the perfect heir. Unable to resist the flattery and the money, Eden accepts the offer of inheritance.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Devotee of Art
    January 28, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Alec (Johnny Flynn), a struggling artist, tries to create a painting worthy of the Royal Academy, or simply his own expectations. His wife Isabel (Antonia Thomas) tells him that he is making himself sick worrying about it. Indeed, he is so disturbed by visions of his painting's subject, the tantalizing St. Catherine, that he envisions her coming to life.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Moth
    February 4, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Pawkins (James Wilby) and Hapley (Rupert Graves) are both moth specialists and long-term rivals in the field of entomology. When Pawkins becomes ill, he produces a paper far below his normal standards. Hapley relishes the chance to publicly mock his rival, shaming him in front of their peers. Before Pawkins can respond to the criticism, he collapses and dies.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Purple Pileus
    February 4, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Shopkeeper James Coombes (Shaun Parkes) fantasizes about murdering his money-grubbing wife Eveline (Leanne Best), though always with the knowledge that he'll never go through with it.
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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
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Directors
Adrian Shergold
Producers
Charlie Leech
Starring
Ray WinstoneJohnny FlynnCamilla Beeput
Studio
FilmRise
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