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Peter Harness - of Doctor Who and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell – is working on a new War Of The Worlds TV adaptation…
A new televised take on War Of The Worlds is in development. Production company Mammoth Screen (the owned-by-itv producers of Poldark) is leading the charge for a new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ iconic science-fiction novel.
They’ve enlisted the help of Peter Harness, who will write a miniseries that sticks closely to the original text. He’s said to be interested in keeping the action in its original time period (the book was released in serial format in 1897) and location (suburban Surrey, in the south of England).
That last bit is a tantalising prospect for anyone who’s ever been to Woking and wondered why there’s a massive alien statue in the town centre (pictured) and a conference centre dedicated to Wells. It’s this writer’s home town,...
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Peter Harness - of Doctor Who and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell – is working on a new War Of The Worlds TV adaptation…
A new televised take on War Of The Worlds is in development. Production company Mammoth Screen (the owned-by-itv producers of Poldark) is leading the charge for a new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ iconic science-fiction novel.
They’ve enlisted the help of Peter Harness, who will write a miniseries that sticks closely to the original text. He’s said to be interested in keeping the action in its original time period (the book was released in serial format in 1897) and location (suburban Surrey, in the south of England).
That last bit is a tantalising prospect for anyone who’s ever been to Woking and wondered why there’s a massive alien statue in the town centre (pictured) and a conference centre dedicated to Wells. It’s this writer’s home town,...
- 12/16/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
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