The War of the Worlds

Set in Edwardian England, this adaptation of H.G. Wells' seminal tale - the first alien invasion story in literature - follows George and his partner Amy as they attempt to defy society and start a life together. The War of the Worlds tells their story as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion, fighting for their lives against an enemy beyond their comprehension.

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Genre:

Drama, Sci-Fi

Aired on:

BBC One, UK

Runtime:

55 min.

Status:

Canceled/Ended

Rating:

1 2 3 4 5 3.39/5 (31 ratings)

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Premiered:

2019

Ended:

2019

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Episodes Guide and Summaries

Season 1

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Key Features and Themes

alien invasion adaptation of a bookedwardian englandh.g. wells alien technology fight for survivalsocietal defianceescalating terrorenemy beyond comprehensionhistorical backdrop

Cast

as Amy

as George

as Frederick

as Ogilvy

as Chamberlain

as Artilleryman

as Priest

as Mrs Elphinstone

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by Lollie posted 6 years ago

Second episode better than the first. Keep watching.

by lighton posted 6 years ago

Good to hear that it has started, sorry to hear that you don't fully like it. :)

by Clumpco posted 6 years ago

handicap7 wrote:

I have just watched a 90 min episode that appears to have originated from a New Zealand tv channel!!

Same here - I must admit to not being overly impressed by it so far :-(

by handicap7 posted 6 years ago

I have just watched a 90 min episode that appears to have originated from a New Zealand tv channel!!

by lighton posted 6 years ago

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-07-23/dont-worry-bbc1s-the-war-of-the-worlds-is-still-coming-to-tv/?fbclid=IwAR2nkvB3pK_Wqm-GCdHvlUnlaGWcatHIF94JoDhPFZ3csiRl6rhdKYn1xp8 shines more light about what's happening behind the scenes...

The article is from July - hopefully https://next-episode.net/the-war-of-the-worlds comes out soon! :)

by lighton posted 6 years ago

I hope they too didn't screw this up! :cool:

by Clumpco posted 6 years ago

Now it's coming out in New Zealand!
https://www.clumpton.com/uknwebimg/clipboard_2019-10-12_13-59-11.png

by lighton posted 6 years ago

Yep. It's confusing, no idea when it will air!

by lesmond posted 6 years ago

Clumpco wrote:

Got an alert for last night (Fri 11 Oct), obviously not in the UK - so where has it aired?

BBC Programme Guide now showing a likely "TBA" slot on BBC2 Sunday 27th Oct 8pm.

I have had 2 email alerts for this show this week, and as you say still showing "TBA" here!

by Clumpco posted 6 years ago

Got an alert for last night (Fri 11 Oct), obviously not in the UK - so where has it aired?

BBC Programme Guide now showing a likely "TBA" slot on BBC2 Sunday 27th Oct 8pm.

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