Based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, author of The Sheep Pig, the touching and often spectacular The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep ingeniously presumes to explain the truth behind "Nessie," i.e., the Loch Ness Monster. The story, told in present day to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub, begins with a lonely boy, Angus, pining for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troops commander has an eye for mom, suspicions about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war hero, and an absurd contention that the Highlands are the real frontline in the war against Germany. Actors: David Morrissey, Marshall Napier, Joel Tobeck, Brian Cox, Ben Chaplin
