The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon (2010)

Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford. He's a man with an extraordinary story of how, way back in 1909, he got to the Moon first, and, together with the eccentric Professor Cavor, discovered a terrifying secret deep beneath its seemingly-barren surface.

Date of release
2010-10-19
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Science Fiction, TV Movie
Director
Damon Thomas

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon, also promoted as H. G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon, is a 2010 television drama written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Damon Thomas, that stars Gatiss as Cavor and Rory Kinnear as Bedford, with Alex Riddell, Peter Forbes, Katherine Jakeways, Lee Ingleby and Julia Deakin. The First Men on the Moon was first broadcast on 19 October 2010 on BBC Four. It is an adaptation of H. G. Wells' 1901 science fiction novel of the same name. This is the third collaboration between Thomas and Gatiss, and the first film to be produced by their production company Can Do Productions.

Production

On adapting the novel, Gatiss said: "I'm completely delighted to have the chance to bring this wonderful, funny, charming and scary story to BBC Four. It's very rare to be able to adapt a genius like H. G. Wells for the small screen and we hope to do full justice to his extraordinary vision."

The crew mention spacesuits (called "suits") being on board the sphere, but these spacesuits are never seen, described or used, unlike in the 1964 film. Because the Moon has a breathable atmosphere, no spacesuits are needed.

The film ends with a tribute to Lionel Jeffries, who played Cavor in the 1964 feature film, and who died in 2010.

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