Wells.ContentsThe coming of the Martians: The eve of the war --Horsell Common and the heat ray --The artilleryman and the fighting machine --Forever autumn --Thunder child; The earth under the Martians: The red weed --The spirit of man --Brave new world --Dead London --Epilogue.

    England is laid waste by huge fighting machines, armed with devastating heat rays. Humanity brings its own weapons to bear upon the invaders, but can they be any match? Trapped in a war of two worlds, one couple battles to survive. Herbert and Amy bear witness to… The Martian Invasion of Earth. Producer David RichardsonScript Editor Matt FittonExecutive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas BriggsWritten By: HG Wells, dramatised by Nicholas BriggsDirected By: Nicholas BriggsCastRichard Armitage (Herbert), Lucy Briggs-Owen (Amy), Hywel Morgan (Curate), Ewan Bailey (Daniel), Richard Derrington (Ogilvy), Helen Goldwyn (Agatha), Christopher Weeks (Edward), Benedict Briggs (Boy), Nicholas Briggs (Martians / First Officer). Other parts played by members of the cast.