This will mark the third collaboration between Gatiss and Damon Thomas's Can Do Productions, following Antarctica drama The Worst Journey In The World and the excellent spookfest Crooked House.
Mark Gatiss:
"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."