Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. Overwhelming the Barrier, torrents of water pour into the city. The lives of millions of Londoners are at stake.
Practical Effects
Miniature London drowning in a tank—charmingly unconvincing.
Acting
Robert Carlyle commits harder than this budget deserved.
Production
Shot for TV; somehow got David Suchet for three scenes.
Director
Tony Mitchell
Robert Carlyle
Rob Morrison
Jessalyn Gilsig
Sam Morrison
Tom Courtenay
Leonard Morrison
Joanne Whalley
Patricia Nash
David Suchet
DPM Campbell
Martin Ball
Wyatt
Nigel Planer
Keith Hopkins
Poppy Miller
Nikki Fuller
Pip Torrens
Army Liaison Officer
Peter Wight
Johnson
David Hayman
General Ashcroft
Susan Wooldridge
Penny
Ralph Brown
Neil
Tom Hardy
Zak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as another British water disaster film, 'The Walker'—2007 was apparently UK's soggy apocalypse year.
Based on a 2002 novel that scared actual UK flood planners; the real Thames Barrier was designed for 1000-year events, making this technically 'possible' in a sweating-climate future.
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