The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

Season 1 Episode 4: The Purple Pileus

Feb 04, 2016 NR 22m 6.2

Timid shopkeeper James Coombes fantasizes about killing his selfish, greedy wife Eveline. Then whilst walking in the woods he discovers the purple pileus, a toadstool with hallucinogenic qualities, and, when he eats it, it makes him...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Late Mr Elvesham

1. The Late Mr Elvesham

Aired: Jan 28, 2016

Impoverished young medical student Edward Eden is visited by the wealthy, eld...

Episode 2 The Devotee of Art

2. The Devotee of Art

Aired: Jan 28, 2016

Moderately talented young painter Alec Harringay feels his portrait of St Cat...

Episode 3 The Moth

Aired: Feb 4, 2016

Entymologist Paul Hapley delights in discrediting the findings of his rival P...

Episode 4 The Purple Pileus

4. The Purple Pileus

Aired: Feb 4, 2016

Timid shopkeeper James Coombes fantasizes about killing his selfish, greedy w...

Main Cast

Ray Winstone H.G. Wells

Leanne Best Eveline Coombes

Mercedes Grower Jennie

Shaun Parkes James Coombes

Stewart Wright Clarence Clint

Creators

Adrian Shergold Director

Info about The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

Current Status: Canceled

Network: Sky Arts

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi