The Tames Barrier proves inadequate when a raging storm coincides with high tide and unleashes a colossal tidal surge travelling mercilessly down England`s East Coast and into the River Thames. Action disaster movie that saw it’s initial outing as a mini-series in New Zealand and had it’s cinema release cancelled this summer after the real floods hit the country. Starring Robert Carlyle, Tom Courtenay, Joanne Whalley, David Suchet. Directed by Tony Mitchell.