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Malcolm?

Have you got the latest tidal readings from Wick?

Lost the signal from the monitoring station.

What's the last reading before we lost the signal?

What?

lt's got to be a mistake.

lt's my attempt to limit loss of life...

...and property damage.

For the residence of Maine on the east coast face

the grim task of cleaning up a shattered state.

The storm which moved through the Great Lakes unleashed...

Oh...it's only a few more days.

And your dad's really been looking forward to having you over.

Yes, he has!

l am not patronizing you.

Mel?

Mel?

ls Mel okay?

She hung up on me.

Please tell me l was never like that.

More tea? Please.

l think they call it being a teenager.

What the...

Bloody hell.

There's water pouring through the door.

Muumm!

Oh!

Mum...

mother!

Help!

Somebody help me!

Help me!

Your sister's going to kill me. l promised her you'd be on time.

We better hurray up then.

Hey Toni.

Ciao Toni.

l'm in shit.

What have you done now?

l'm supposed to be in Toscana at my in-laws, remember?

On holiday...

...well, if you can call it that.

What are you talking about?

l've done you a favor. Tuscany's miserable this time of year.

Well, my mother-in-law certainly is.

On the off chance you've actually done some work...

how was the rig?

You wouldn't believe me if l told you.

Have you checked your e-mail this morning?

l'll check it now.

Good God.

Yeah, that footage is from yesterday, today's worse.

This storm is unreal.

l'm on my way to Wick now. The storm hit there this morning.

Apparently the seawall's collapsed... it's a huge mess.

A lot of people are missing.

l haven't seen anything like that in a while.

We've been asked to check the sea defenses further south.

Sure. What do you need?

Manpower if you've got it.

We need as many guys that you can find as you can spare.

l'll take care of it. l'll call you later.

- Listen, Toni... - Yeah?

..if it gets any worse, don't hang about.

Yeah. Yeah.

Now Toni, l mean it.

Okay. See you, Rob.

Did the wind do that?

No...it's wave damage.

What kind of wave would do that?

ls Danny back from Thurston? - Yes.

Get a chopper and pick him up, and Mic and Kev.

Matter of fact get all the help you can find.

ls he all right up there?

Yeah. He'll be fine.

He'll be fine.

You need to review this.

Pressure's continuing to drop in the North Sea.

Our press offices are pushing for further updates.

We're inundated with requests.

l need to run the latest shipping forecast by you...

Okay. Okay. Quiet everyone!

This storm we've been tracking for the last few days...

l need everything on it.

Where it's headed, how fast.

Get me the latest atmospheric pressure reports for the northeast.

Yes, sir.

And everything you've got from the British Oceanic Data Centre.

- All right? - Right away.

ln 40 minutes l'm briefing the Deputy Prime Minister.

...the Thames Barrier became operational in 1983

and is the largest fixed tidal defense system in the world.

lt has 10 moveable gates stretching 500 meters across the river

and is capable of holding back billions of gallons

of water that would otherwise flood London.

The Barrier is what lets you sleep safely at night.

- Good morning. - Morning.

Samantha Morrison.

You're okay.

Miss Morrison, these came for you.

Oh...Thank you.

We going shopping then?

Just got one job. l'll make it quick.

l'm looking forward to this.

lt's been awhile since we did anything together.

...authorities are still searching for bodies following the

severe flooding that occurred in Wick, Scotland.

Damage is estimated to be in excess of...

What is it?

Nothing. Let's get going.

Good morning Frank.

Boss.

Hear the news?

This will be what you're interested in then.

Figures from the tidal gauges at Morry and Aberdeen.

Things aren't looking too clever with this storm in Scotland.

ls this likely to have an impact on our timings?

Nothing's showing up as yet.

But will double check with the Met Office now.

Only ten hours to high tide.

Can you recalculate the tide's expected height

when it reaches London Bridge?

l'll activate the normal protocol for a high tide closure.

No problem.

..the rescue operation continues here in Wick.

Despite continuing hazardous conditions.

Air rescue support is being called in,

but those who needed rescue far outnumber available resources.

Leaving many stranded on roof tops and high ground.

The figures from Wick show the current death toll at 21.

Another 15 are missing.

We can expect those numbers to rise.

We're still waiting for reports from further along the coast.

And the Prime Minister is calling

from Australia in about... ten minutes.

So l need a damn good explanation of why we had no warning. -Sir.

lsn't this the same storm that hit

the east coast of the United States...

Sir, forecasting is not an exact science.

Well, haven't you been tracking it across

the Atlantic for the last 5 days?

The storm is constantly changing.

You have models don't you?

With respect sir.

When a storm surge is moving this fast

there's no scientific means

of predicting exactly what it's going to do.

By the time we get new data, it's already out of date.

Ah sorry, um... storm surge?

Deputy Prime Minister, if you'd allow me.

So this particular storm is a massive low pressure system,

it's essentially a hurricane.

As the low pressure pushes down on the sea,

water is sucked up into a hump... this is storm surge.

And this is what hit Wick? - Yes.

So, what was the size of this thing?

We don't know the yet.

But they can be anything up to twenty-five feet

above normal sea level,

stretching over a thousand square miles.

That volume gets even greater as the surge

is pushed into shallow coastal waters.

What's going to happen next?

Well, based on the available data,

the storm is moving northeast back into the North Sea.

But...so, the worst of it's over?

l believe so.

Though actually you can't predict

what this storm is going to do at all.

Can you?

l'm confident about this, sir

Deploy full emergency services within a 50 mile radius of Wick.

And use all available resources

to check the sea defenses below Wick.

Already under way.

All right. Let's try and do everything we can

and hope this time you might be right.

Kate? - Hi Dad.

Yeah.. just calling to remind you

it's your granddaughter's Christening at ten o'clock.

l haven't forgotten.

Please don't be late.

And, uh Dad, just so you know...

...Rob's coming. - l see.

Yeah. l didn't think he'd be able to make it...but...

lt's been a long time. Are you sure this is a good idea?

Yes. l do.

But does Rob know l'll be there?

Dad l want you there and your granddaughter wants you there.

lt's a big day for her you know. So no excuses, please.

Ten o'clock then.

Don't be late.

Shall we send through those figures

to the Coastal Engineering Committee?

Uh, no. Let's look at them again when l get back.

Are they that bad?

lt's my granddaughter's Christening.

Now l got her a present, but um...

l can't remember where l left it.

Ah, yes. Well spotted.

...you are witnessing the worst storm

to hit Scotland in thirty years.

Professor have you seen...

Good morning.

Good morning Reverend.

How you holding up?

Well, we're used to turbulent weather here in Scotland.

But this... this was something else.

We, we just were not prepared.

And why weren't we given any warning?

Sir, do you have any idea

of the fatalities we've experienced today?

Sir?

Uh...no. No l haven't.

Do you have any advice for us?

What's your name?

What's her name?

Her name is Kirstie.

Kirstie.

That's a very pretty name. A very pretty name.

Sorry.

Sir, what plans have your office

put in place to deal with the storm damage

this morning in Arbroath?

Why wasn't l informed about Arbroath?

Set up a meeting with Hopkins from the Met Office

and Fuller from the Environment Agency.

And they better damn well have an explanation!

Okay.

Hey Kate.

Yeah, l know. You have all the help you need.

Just in time.

l've gotta go. Bye.

Minute to spare.

You didn't have to come back for this you know.

What kind of uncle do you take me for?

Thank you.

Waiting on someone?

lt's probably just as well.

We thank you Almighty God,

for the gift of water to sustain, refresh and cleanse all life.

Over water the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation

Through water you led the children of lsrael

from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land.

And in water your Son Jesus received the baptism of John

and was anointed by the Holy Spirit

as the Messiah, the Christ,

to lead us from the death of sin to newness of life.

We thank you Father for the water of baptism...

What name have you given this child?

Elsa Emelia.

As Jesus took children in his arms

and blessed them, so now we ask God's blessing on Elsa Emelia.

Heavenly Father, we praise you for her birth.

Surround her with your blessing that she may know your love,

and know your goodness all her days...

Elsa Emelia, l baptize you.

ln the name of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Amen.

You look well.

Am l just supposed to wait in the car?

Won't be long love.

Should have stayed at home.

Hi. l'm sorry l can't come to the phone right now.

Please leave your number and l'll call you right back.

Yes?

Stanton Plumbing.

Hey.

Kate.

Why didn't you tell me he'd be here.

Cause l knew you'd react like this.

And l wanted you both here.

You've hardly seen each other since Mum died.

Ah yeah. Maybe you're right.

Maybe you're right. He did turn up for the funeral.

l give you that.

My daughter needs a grandfather. She deserves that.

Rob, this is a new start.

l'd like us to look forward. Be a family.

Wait. Wait.

Yeah, wait.

A family?

You mean... like um, being there when the kids are growing up?

That kind of thing?

Oh come on. You know it wasn't as simple as that.

You should see him with Elsa. He really does care.

Kate. The only thing he cares about is himself.

Anna. - You okay?

Yeah, yeah. Bad day.

Well, it's about to get worse.

You need to go to the barrier. - What?

They're closing the gates this evening.

But there's a problem.

And it needs looking at right away.

Thank you.

Rob, you've sent everyone else up north to help Toni.

You're the only one l have left.

Yes, but Christ! l mean... Sam's there.

We're under contract. Someone's got to check it out.

Well, that's easy for you to say. You weren't married to the woman.

There must be someone else. What about you?

Very funny, but l'm a bit busy running your business for you.

Taxi's on it's way.

Bye.

Yeah, thanks.

Kate.

l'm sorry. l'm going to have to go.

Work is it? Again?

And what's that supposed to mean?

Can't see it, can you?

You're just like him.

What?

Many regions have been devastated

by the strong winds and high tides created

by the massive low pressure system.

The accompanying storm surge has caused...

Hello. - Malcolm?

Leonard Morrison.

Ah, Professor Morrison...

lt's been a long time. - lndeed.

l have a favor to ask you.

Now's not really a good time, Professor.

The boss is on the warpath

and we're flat out dealing with this storm.

This won't take a minute.

Could you e-mail me the figures from all the tide gauges...

...south of Aberdeen?

Can l ask why you need that information?

Let's call it professional curiosity.

We could call it that.

But l'm not sure that's what the boss would call it.

This is just between you and me Malcolm.

l wouldn't ask for these figures if l didn't need them.

Hi it's me. You okay?

A holiday at my mother-in-law's looking good right now.

Where are you? - l'm on the mainland.

l've checked out the seawall at Wick.

And?

lt's trashed. Shit!

Toni what's the matter?

lt's crazy here.

That's...that's it. Just leave it.

We'll find some other way of sorting this out.

My God!

Toni!

Aaaagh!

More coverage from our Arbroath, ma'am.

Thanks.

And lnspector Hendrick's mum has sent you in some cakes.

Why don't you just take them home.

l don't think it's me she's trying to fatten up.

Penny! Penny!

Can you get me Samantha Morrison at the Barrier?

Will do.

Yeah, absolutely ma'am.

As you know due to the high spring tide and the storm

damage in Scotland, we are planning a precautionary closure.

But if anything comes up l will certainly let you know.

Great. Thanks.

Penny. Get me the Met Office.

Will do.

l assure you commissioner you'll have the full cooperation

of the Met Office on this one.

l need to be fully informed

l've e-mailed you the latest updates.

Thank you. Thanks for your cooperation.

Yeah. We're on top of everything.

Professor, l'm a bit busy actually.

Hear me out.

Those figures you sent me for the tide gauges... -Yeah?

Don't you think they're on the high side?

lt's a storm surge.

Nothing to be unexpected given the circumstances.

l've fed the numbers into my computer model.

lf the surge continues to grow at this rate...

...the entire easy coast of England could be in trouble.

Malcolm.

What's the latest on the tidal gauges.

Gotta go.

Yes, just hold for a moment.

The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Bank.

Oh.

Mr. Moyse, your on speaker phone.

Arthur.

l'm sorry to hear about your casualties.

Why... l appreciate that Arthur.

And l'll convey your sentiments to the Prime Minister.

l'm sure your aware the Dow's dropped

a further forty points over night.

Confidence has been low here since the storm damage in Maine.

And we have got some big players dumping some huge

quantities of stock.

We could be facing a major meltdown.

Well, l'm sorry to hear that Arthur...

but you know, just at this moment we're trying

to deal with the human catastrophe.

l'm just calling to let you know

you could be facing an economic one too.

A couple of these guys have started dumping U.K. stock.

lt's having a ripple effect.

Thanks Arthur. l'll talk to you later.

Do you want the Treasury? - Yeah.

Has Toni called in?

No, no, nothing to worry about.

No, just let me know when he calls in.

All right there now. Bye.

Hi Sam. - Hi.

What are you doing here?

Problem on Pier One. No one else available.

Well, it'll probably do you good to get your hands dirty.

You're looking well.

Thanks.

l hear business is good. Anna still running things for you?

Well, nothing's changed. She gives the orders.

l obey.

Nice flowers.

And l know it's not your birthday.

Well, l know. lt's great isn't it?

Yeah, it's great. Does he know you hate roses?

Oh...look at this. lt must be my lucky day.

They've sent me the big boss to push around.

- How are you Rob? - Hello Frank.

Looking as lovely as ever.

Yeah. Should we go?

Why not.

We interrupt this program for breaking...

... news from the English coast.

This'll be a storm that hit Wick

and Arbroath earlier today

is continuing to wreak havoc further south.

Having left a trail of devastation in Scotland

the storm is now battering the coastal towns of northern England.

Our guys don't think it's anything major...

but with this early closure,

and seeing's how we pay you guys so much just to sit around,

l thought l might call on your services.

l think you mean specialist expertise, don't you?

..and a help line has been set up...

Have you finished?

...for anyone worried about friends or relatives...

Not yet.

These lines will be manned 24 hrs a day until further notice.

What do you reckon?

lt could be corrosion.

Or?

A wear problem on the main bearings.

Which will affect lift capacity.

Yeah. We thought as much.

Leave it with me.

l'll run some ultra-sonic tests, if it turns up positive...

We wait 9 months for the parts to arrive.

Frank...

Frank l'm... it's Pete down on Pier 3.

There's a hydraulic problem l need you to look at.

On my way. Sorry.

- Duty calls. - All right.

Mel, where are you? lt's me.

Give us a call back please. lt's Dad. Okay.

Hi. l'm sorry l can't come to the phone right now.

But if you leave me a...

Oh my God. Look at that. Those poor people.

Get your paper! Here you go, darling.

Thank you very much. Storm body count rises!

Storm body count rises! Late Standard!

l want to know that we're not going to need any more

body bags before this day its out.

Latest figures have the storm heading east into the North Sea...

towards the Hook of Holland.

That's what you told me this morning.

What about Arbroath?

Sir, with all due respect the storm is not behaving

within expected parameter.

Oh God.

Has the danger passed? Yes or no?

lt's difficult to say.

lf the prevailing winds were to drive the storm south,

the surge would be squeezed between

the British coastline and mainland Europe.

Now this creates a funneling effect and raises sea level.

But that's just a worst case scenario.

Most surges lose momentum before that.

They, they just peter out.

Not always, though?

No. Not always.

So? What do you think?

Oh, nothing of immediate concern. She's pretty tough.

Yeah. How much longer do you need?

What's your deadline for closure?

Um, well.. we need you out of here in two and a half hours.

Well, well.. in that case,

l'll get out of your way as soon as possible then.

Shall l?

You know l didn't mean it like that.

Yeah, yeah.

Okay. Well you can manage until Frank gets back.

Oh yeah. Don't worry about me.

His name is Duncan.

We've been out a few times.

l don't need to explain myself to you.

Yes that's right. So why are you?

Explaining yourself.

Cause you asked. - No l didn't.

Cause you wanted to know.

He's an architect.

Oh really?

England are 2 nil up!

l, l thought you were on Pier 3,

l didn't think you were checking the scores.

2 ni... Oh, you're Canadian. Why would you care?

Oh.

2 nil.

The Deputy Prime...

..Minister has visited the disaster zone

and has met with some of the survivors.

He has reassured the public that everything

is being done by the government

to restore normal services to the area.

Mel? - Dad.

Where are you? Are you okay?

l'm at the Riverside.

Okay. Stay there. l'm on my way. -Thanks.

The Prime Minister who is currently

in Australia is being kept fully informed of the situation.

ls it possible that this storm could change its course?

lf we did see the storm change its current course

and a severe rise in sea level there could be extensive

flooding down the east coast of England.

Damage estimate?

Well... the last time we saw something similar was... 1953.

The storm that hit East Anglia in Canvey lsland killed

three hundred people on land, another two hundred at sea nearly.

That surge was a body of water 4 meters high

and the size of lreland.

Well... that's a pretty serious worst case scenario.

Yes sir.

At present we know that this storm is heading out to sea.

Experience suggests it would be pointless

to cause further and unnecessary alarm at this stage.

With more time, Deputy Prime Minister,

with more data we can... we can build a better picture.

Right!

So tell me, how the hell am l going to reassure the public?

Sam Morrison.

ls everything okay?

There been any change to the regular maintenance program?

Our in-house guys inspect all year 'round,

there's a test closure every month,

at least one gate is operated everyday without fail. -lt's like clockwork.

Test closures aside, any weather related closures?

Twenty-one in the last year.

Uh, in the 1980's we were averaging maybe one a year,

but gets down to...

rises sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns...

say twenty-six, twenty-seven...

Frank, can l get a minute alone with Rob?

Sure.

Look,...the flowers... a bit of a surprise that's all.

l... just got a call from Anna.

Oh yeah?

There's been a car accident. Something to do with the storm.

lt's Toni.

He's all right?

Sam?

ls he all right?

l'm so sorry.

No. lt can't be.

lt can't be. lt's a mistake.

No.

This can't be right. lt can't be right.

l sent him there.

This is not your fault.

l did. l sent him there.

l put him right in the path of that storm.

Your not responsible for this.

Do you think they're going to buy that?

His wife and kids. 'Cause l don't.

Steven. - Thank you, sir.

Does the Prime Minister have any plans to cancel his tour

of the Commonwealth and return home here to deal

with this crisis?

Well, the situation is fully under control, of course.

But yes, the Prime Minister will be flying home from Sydney.

You can bet he's very keen to be here for

and with the British public at this time.

Yes?

Why was there no warning?

Well you know, just at this present time

we're concentrating on managing the situation.

But, but...

- Yes? - But someone must be responsible.

With respect, assigning blame

at this point in time is really not very constructive.

The latest figures from the Met Office indicate that the storm

is heading eastwards out into the North Sea.

Deputy Prime Minister,

are you saying that the danger has passed?

Well, yes, yes.

l am very pleased to be able to say

that the indicators at the present time...

...show that our coastline is no longer under threat.

That's the last question. Thank you.

Sir?

Right! There you are!

Next time let me know what's going on.

l was worried sick about you.

l've been trying Mum all morning and she's not picking up.

There's been this storm... in Wick.

Did you know?

Dad!

l'm sorry.

Look... there's been a lot of damage up in Wick. Yeah?

And your Mum and your Gran no one's

been able to trace them yet.

But there are people out there.

They're looking for them.

lt's just a lot of confusion and, and panic at the moment.

And, and... l don't know...

they... they've got lost in the mayhem.

Okay?

There's a gentleman in reception.

l explained you were busy, but he won't take no for an answer.

He's insistent on seeing you. - Who?

He says his name is Leonard Morrison.

Excuse me.

Leonard.

Sam. Sorry to have to trouble you.

No. lt's fine.

l.. l know. lt's okay.

l...l won't be a minute.

lt's alright. We'll talk in my office.

lf you're here because of Rob...

No... but...

Yeah. He's here.

He's looking into something for us.

We have an early closure today.

This has nothing to do with Rob.

Well, he's very upset.

We just had some terrible news.

Toni Lombardi was killed this morning.

Toni? What happened?

He was caught in the storm.

Oh God...oh Rob must be...

He is.

This storm. That's why l'm here.

The impact of the tidal surge and the storm.

We have all the latest readings.

There is no reason for immediate concern.

And l'm in touch with the Met Office.

Yeah, l just need to access some data here,

so l can be sure of what we're dealing with.

Leonard. l have the utmost

respect for your research.

lt inspired me as a student.

But we do not deal in theory here.

You of all people know that.

lt'll take five minutes.

Hey Rob. You alright?

Yeah. Yeah.

This doesn't make any sense.

lt was heading east towards Holland two hours ago.

This wasn't meant to happen.

lt's heading straight for us.

The storm and the surge are dangerous enough,

but tonight's high tide

is the highest tide of the year.

Yeah, which is why we are closing the barrier.

My computer model is now predicting that the storm

and the surge will reach the mouth

of the Thames estuary at high tide.

This means that the volume

of water moving up river will be massively amplified.

Don't underestimate the barrier.

lt's designed specifically for problems like this.

Not this much water!

Sam...you know, l wouldn't come here...

Have you spoken with any of your old

any colleagues at the Environment Agency about this?

They're not taking my calls.

You're saying...

the confluence of storm, surge and tide...

Could be catastrophic.

Let me see the model.

Mel, we got to try and stay positive.

When she didn't pick her phone up...

l thought you had another fight with her

and she switched it off.

Me and your Mum...l mean

we, we both know this hasn't been easy for you.

You don't understand.

l spoke to her this morning. And it was me!

l hung up on her. And it was stupid!

And l just wanted to say...

Your Mum's a very understanding woman.

Yeah? l should know.

l've pushed her to the limit enough times.

And, and she wouldn't have had

a second thought about it.

Really.

You can tell her...

when you see her...

that, that you didn't mean it.

Come on. We better get inside.

Come on.

Commissioner Nash.

Sam Morrison

Hi Sam. What can l do for you?

We may have a problem.

l've got Leonard Morrison here.

He's an expert in the field.

Professor Morrison has uncovered some worrying data.

According to this it looks as though...

...the storm and today's spring tide could collide...

resulting in a volume of water so great

that it could override the barrier.

Get Fuller.

That serious?

Yes ma'am.

Let me get right back to you.

Of course.

Rob.

Excuse me. Leonard.

Morrison's an environmental scientist.

He was chief analyst at the Flood Housing ĄE Research Centre.

And sat on a Parliamentary advisory committee

which reported on the siting of the barrier.

The report he submitted outlined a key flaw.

He reckoned that the barrier was situated

in the wrong place and recommended that it be

built closer to the mouth of the Thames Estuary...

closer to the sea.

Basically his concerns centered around

the fact that under certain tidal conditions...

that the barrier could be overwhelmed.

Get me Sam Morrison again.

Ma'am.

He just turned up.

He's here about the barrier.

Yeah...of course he is.

Look. l know that this is really bad timing,

but l do think we need to listen

to what your father has to say.

l don't care what he has to say.

lf this storm changes direction...

ls that what this is about?

l know... don't, don't tell me...

um, storm surge coincides with spring tide

and the barrier won't hold.

Am l right? - Yeah.

l've seen the forecasting on his model.

lt's a very real possibility. - l don't believe this.

You still don't get it do you?

This is an obsession!

This obsession destroyed our lives!

He's been wrong from the very start

and he won't accept it!

Even when it meant losing his own family.

My mother died heartbroken over this.

Why should l listen to him now?

l do understand.

But we've lost Toni to this storm.

For his sake please, just hear your father out.

On you Hopkins... what's the latest position?

The storm has dramatically altered its course within the last hour.

lt's likely to hit the southeastern coast

of England later this afternoon.

Can you be more specific?

Well, we're looking at...

..gales up to 80 miles an hour so..

l think we should anticipate considerable damage.

You're all missing the point.

With respect Professor Morrison,

this is hardly an appropriate

forum for your theories.

According to my computer model...

Oh please, must we?

Well, forecasts from the Met Office

and the Environment Agency haven't been

very accurate so far, have they?

Sorry Professor. Please continue.

Assuming no change in wind conditions,

my figures indicate that this storm,

and the tidal surge traveling

with it will reach southeast England

and the Thames Estuary at high tide.

What does that mean?

The combined volume

of water will overwhelm the Thames Barrier.

So...wha...are you saying

that central London is now at risk?

l'm afraid l am.

My most conservative estimate is that the Barrier

will be over-topped by four meters

and l'm not talking here about a single wave.

This is an event that could last for hours.

So..which areas are most at risk?

The danger zone includes

the Dockland's Light Railways,

68 Underground stations, 30 mainline stations.

As you will see there are 3 world heritage sites at risk,

8 power stations, dozens of museums and art galleries

and then of course, your location in Whitehall.

What does this mean in terms of population?

16 hospitals, 400 schools.

Approximately one and a half million people

either live or work within the flood danger zone.

How long have we got?

Figures l've received from the Met Office indicate

that the storm will reach the Thames Estuary

three hours from now.

Dear God! That's seven o'clock this evening!

Why didn't anyone see this coming?

Well somebody did.

We need to initiate evacuation protocol immediately.

The longer we delay the decision to evacuate

the greater the risk of there being substantial casualties.

Sir?

Do it.

Rob! Thanks for in there.

Well. lt looks like you were right.

l'm sorry l didn't believe you.

Hey! Coming back in a half an hour

and l'm going to win back every penny. Alright?

London Underground asks that all passengers keep

their belongings with them at all times.

lf any bags are left unattended they

will be removed and destroyed.

Takes years of practice, of course.

Yeah, you know, you should maybe be on the telly..

l'm just saying mate.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Hi Kate.

Now listen, l want you to do something for me.

No, no don't ask questions.

Just, just listen...

get in the car, take the family and get as far

away from London as you can.

l want you to drive as fast as you possibly can.

No, no look, Dad, Dad's here with me at the Barrier.

Don't ask questions just do what l'm saying!

Kate, listen, listen. Dad was right all along.

Yeah. Goodbye.

Anna. Get out.

l need you to track down the girls for me.

They should be leaving the cinema about now.

Penny, make sure you call home too.

Ma'am.

lt was my understanding the emergency services

would receive at least twelve

hours clear warning of a major flood alert.

And we've had barely three.

What the hell have you people been doing?

When this gets out there's going to be

panic on an unprecedented scale.

We have less than three hours before the surge hits the Barrier.

How long can we keep the Underground running?

Well, we'll have to clear the lines

an hour before the water hits.

But that only gives us two hours.

Less. To clear the tunnels by 6:20,

London Underground are going to have to start

withdrawing services at around five o'clock.

lmpossible. That's barely an hour from now.

Rush hour will have already started.

Look. Trains have to be run out to depots,

staff pulled, stations closed.

Fewer trains means we're shifting fewer passengers.

Once word gets out stations will fill

with people trying to get out of London.

The trains that do manage to get through

are going to be full before they even reach most platforms.

No... you shouldn't... you shouldn't...

Why not?

You shouldn't, pay them. - Why?

Oh, you encourage them and then they start breeding.

Oh.

Here we go.

lnto the Heart of Darkness...

Go the intrepid.

All major exit routes will gridlock

within forty minutes of a major public alert.

Right so.

All London airports must immediately

be put under military jurisdiction.

We need to issue the public with instructions.

They need to be told

to get themselves to high ground

where ever possible.

We need to move as many people

as possible to the safety points.

The problem is, they won't know where they are.

They won't even recognize the sound

of the evacuation sirens because we haven't had time

to get that information out.

So we need media cooperation.

lt will be critical.

Otherwise, we're looking at hundreds of thousands being

left stranded in the flood zone.

Right.

l'm declaring a State of Emergency.

This just in...

the Emergency Management Committee Cobra has...

South of the River Thames...

the evacuation officials are...

The City of London...

Government advise urges those who...

Watch out! Watch out!

Go! Clear the way!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Back! Back up!

...high ground where ever possible...

lnitiate the gate closure now!

Right away Sam.

Tell Frank l'm heading down to the machine room now.

Yes ma'am.

lt's just down here.

Come on Bill, where are ya?

ls this your first time down here? - Yeah.

ls it? Oh, okay.

So where we heading mate?

Down to the lower pump room.

Got to change a circuit board.

Alright mate.

l have to brief the Prime Minister

so l need a status update.

The Barrier has initiated closure

and evacuation procedures have been activated.

But sir, no population movement on this scale,

in this time frame has ever been attempted.

We're dealing with millions of people.

The space between the gate

and the cill has reduced to 75mm.

We're right on target.

l couldn't get through to Kate.

l've spoken to her. lt's fine.

Sam. - Yeah?

We have to get these people out of here.

Time's moving on.

Frank and the boys are refusing to go.

l'm not going to leave without them.

Please evacuate and make your way to the nearest emergency exit.

Dad.

Please evacuate and make your way to the nearest emergency exit.

l think we should get out of here.

Please evacuate and make your way to the nearest emergency exit.

lt's going to be at least 45 minutes...

...before all schools at risk

in the zone have been cleared.

That means we may not get to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in time.

The patient population there,

approximately 2000.

This came in a few moments ago, ma'am.

The Suffex coast..half an hour ago.

Prioritize the schools.

Yes ma'am.

Bloody hell! lt's a proper mission getting down here, isn't it.

Yeah. Nearly there.

Alright. Up you go then.

Why l got to go?

l'm too fat.

Too sweet...sweet, Bill.

You do work here, don't ya?

Agh! lt's filthy up here, Bill.

l know.

Boss!

You ought to look at these tidal gauge figures.

Excuse me.

Put me through to Commissioner Nash at Cobra.

Hello Sam.

Ma'am.

We've just received some new information.

The surge is growing in size...

...and is traveling up the estuary

at a height of 4 to 6 meters.

How long have we got?

lt's a matter of minutes before it hits us.

Sam. Patch all video feeds from

the Barrier through to us immediately.

Yes ma'am.

Oh my God!

Run.

Sir!

l need to deal with my crew.

l'll go. Sam, you stay where you are.

l'll go with Frank.

- No. - No time to argue.

Let's go.

We need to relocate now.

Sir?

Please God they got out.

What's that?

Let's get out of here!

Frank!

Oh no!

We need to hurray up.

What about the others?

My crew? What about Leonard?

Sam. We haven't got time.

We have to go up now.

- No. No. No! - Now! We have to go up now!

Drive on! Get out of my way!

Dad l think we should walk.

l know you're frightened sweetheart, but please.

We need to get to high ground and we will.

Okay?

We're not going to get anywhere fast by walking.

So let's just...sit tight.

Okay?

Come on Zak!

There's water coming in here mate.

What about it?

That can't be right, can it?

Well what d'you think is above your head son?

l don't know.

The Thames.

Heh?

Relax. There's 8 meters of earth and rock between us and the river.

You think it's safe here?

l wouldn't be here if it wasn't.

Job done? Can we go now?

Yeah.

Hello Control.

Hello Control.

Nothing ever works around here. No love.

Give Jamie a kiss from me.

l'll see you both very soon.

Yeah that's fine. We're at Cobra 2.

Anything on the girls?

l've left messages on their phones

with all the numbers here..

They'll be patched through to you

as a matter of priority the moment they call.

Get me an update on the hospital

and school situation as soon as you can.

Ma'am.

My cousin has a dog, right.

He's called Baxter...

he hangs off a towel like that.

And he would just hangs there all day.

l'm telling you Bill.

Why?

l don't know. lt's a dog, isn't it? That's what dogs do.

How much do those things come in at, then?

Hundreds of pounds for a pedigree.

- No! - Yeah, serious.

Hey, did you here that?

No, l don't hear anything, mate.

Exactly.

Hello Control. Come in Control.

We need to get to a phone.

Find out what's going on.

l need to see what's happening out there!

Come on! l need pictures!

Come on! We gona get out the broad room.

Rob!

Leonard!

Where's Frank?

Dad! You alright Dad?

Look, if we stay here we're going to die.

Come on. Let's go.

Let's go.

Come on Dad.

No! No, l can't! l'm sorry l can't!

Sam! lt's breaking up.

We've got to jump. lt's alright, come on.

Trust me. We're going to be alright.

That's it. On my count.

One!

Rob, this is madness.

Two!

Three!

This was supposed to be instant plug and play.

We're almost there, ma'am.

We've got it. Sir?

Jesus.

lt's been completely overwhelmed.

Morrison was right.

Can you get in any closer than that?

My God! Who's that!

Switch to night vision.

lt's Professor Morrison.

We need that man here A-S-A-P.

Sir, are you sure we have time for more theory?

All our protocols have failed us.

No one on the planet knows more

about storm surges than Professor Morrison.

You know that.

God.

He forecast this years ago.

He said the Barrier will be overwhelmed.

He's the only one who can tell us now

if we have a chance to stop this.

Let's get him here. - Deputy Prime Minister

all military aircraft are committed elsewhere.

Well then requisition a civilian one!

Top priority!

Yes ma'am.

No.

Morrison. What's happening?

Shit. l want that Barrier signal back up!

We need to see what's happening out there.

Daaad!

Sam!

Dad!

Sir we've got it.

Good. Ma'am?

Ma'am? You need to see this.

The rescue helicopter, it's nearly at the Barrier.

Thanks.

Cobra 2. Search and Rescue 4.

l think we've found your stray.

Yeah, l'll get the figures over to you right away.

Prime Minister.

Get the number of the evacuees

at the safety points over to the PM.

Right. Will do sir.

Deputy Prime Minister! They found Morrison.

Right.

So you really think he can make a difference now?

He's our best bet.

Steady! Here you go!

Cobra 2. Search and Rescue 4.

We're on our way.

Wa...wait! Tell him to wait.

There are two more people down there!

P- Please! My son's down there!

He's jumped! We got to try and find him!

No one could have survived that.

l'm sorry.

l beg you!

Sir! We're under orders

to get you to Cobra without delay.

Sam!

Sam!

Sam! This way! This way! Over here!

Over here!

Do you think you can make it to the dome?

l don't know.

l'll tell you what...

the current will take us.

Go. l'll be right behind you.

l'm going to let you go.

Alright?

Go!

l need the latest evac figures

from Tilbury to London Bridge.

Johnson!

Where are we with the Underground closures?

Oh, we've evacuated most of the tube stations

in the immediate danger zone.

Now we're clearing DLR stations around Canary Wharf.

And how much longer?

My people are working as fast as they can.

l need time to get them out too. - Alright.

But give me updates every ten minutes.

And l need to know what's happening on the roads...

which areas are gridlocked and which are clear

if we're to get people to the safety points.

This is the old transformer for the Northern Line.

Bet you there's a phone in here.

Oh that's not right.

Climb to the top of here. See if we can't get out that way.

Oh a ladder.

Here's a pattern for one a you Bill.

You know what?

- Climb the ladder. - l think you might be one

- of them workplace bullies. - Not now mate.

You might want to see someone about that.

Rob?

Rob! Over here!

Here! Grab my hand!

Rob! Come on!

You can do it!

Did you see Dad jump?

l didn't see him.

He must of done.

Otherwise what was he playing at?

Christ!

l hope he's not still at the Barrier.

He couldn't be! That would be suicide.

He must be in the water.

Your wife is on the phone from France.

- Can l put it through to you? - Um...

uh look, l'll call back as soon as l can.

Okay.

Commissioner. Commissioner?

How do we stand at the moment?

Well sir, we're up against it.

The scale of this thing it's...

even New Orleans can't compare.

Hey!

Lock your door!

Shove off!

- Open the door! - Shove! Off!

You okay?

l'm really concerned about the security situation.

Now signing this will give

the military certain powers.

Limited powers...to overrule civil

authorities during this current State of Emergency.

What?

l must retain authority to co-ordinate air rescue.

l need to get thousands of civilians to safety points and

l can't do that without military assistance.

All transport...

all vehicles must remain under Cobra's command.

We're more than willing to work with Cobra ma'am,

but l have to ensure the security

of all rescue personnel,

buildings, government property..

Of course...

With respect, everything,

including security concerns must

remain under the control of Cobra.

And Commissioner Nash is to be given full

military cooperation in the accordance with agreed protocol.

l'm not trying to change procedure, sir.

But if civilian unrest does get out of hand

l have to be able to react accordingly.

Yes, but cooperation is what's needed if

we're to save lives.

And you'll work under Cobra in all areas

of the evacuation reporting to Commissioner Nash.

ls that agreed Major General?

Yes sir.

Where's my liaison officer?

Behind you ma'am.

- Nah Bill, it's locked. - Then come on.

Alright mate, l am having serious second thoughts about this...

a young lad like me, stuck underground...

with a bloke...like you.

Ma'am?

What?

lt seems the girls left you a message earlier...

in the confusion we didn't get it.

They're meeting friends in town after the film.

ln town?

But, but they could be anywhere.

l'll keep trying to get through to them.

...and then it got disconnected.

lt was all disgusting so...

Oh look.

What do you think is happening?

Claire it's me.

This is officially my hundredth message.

Just give me a call darling, whenever you can.

You okay?

We've got to try to stay warm.

l never believed this could happen.

The Barrier was completely defenseless.

We had no idea what we were dealing with.

My crew!

Frank!

l should have stayed with them.

Oh Sam, it's alright.

lt's alright.

l have to go back.

l need to see.

Maybe somebody got out.

We can't go back.

We can't get near it. -You don't understand. l have to Rob.

lt's the only was l can do something.

Listen. Listen.

The Defiant's on higher ground.

We go there.

lf the gear's still working

we can make contact with Cobra.

They'll know what's happened to the Barrier.

l think that's where Dad would go... if he made it.

l'm sure he's fine. He's okay.

We have to get off of this boat.

How the hell are we going to do that?

We need another boat.

Rob!

Rob!

Rob!

Rob!

Latest evac figures.

Status report on the Royal Family?

They've been safely moved to Balmoral ma'am.

Alright. Bullet points, please.

We need to look at the time scale we're working to.

Ma'am. There's no sign of a slow down.

The momentum of the surge itself is enough

to keep the water coming,

but there's no letup in the wind and the rain.

That's just adding to the problem.

The Met storm forecast let us down completely.

ls this data reliable?

An event on this scale is...

is practically unheard of.

This is a thousand year storm.

This latest data feed is as accurate can be.

Yeah but, l need to know what further collateral damage we can expect.

lf the surge maintains its current momentum we have,

l don't know...an hour?

Before most of Central London is under water.

Two at most.

What can be achieved in two hours?

No matter how fast we work we're not going to get everyone out.

So we should concentrate

our efforts on the key evacuations

area in the southwest.

We should deploy the bulk of our troops

and any available emergency service personnel here...

agreed?

But we'll be abandoning this entire corridor

of people in the southeast...

Bermondsey, Lewisham.

Given the speed this thing's moving...

we, we have no choice.

We have to prioritize.

Focus on the southwest, Mr. Bullman.

Right.

Next schedule briefing...15 minutes.

The next press conference is scheduled for...

No press. Just move it 'til later.

Here!

What are you doing?

There has to be a lifeboat,

or something on this Tug.

You can't see anything down there.

Please, come out of the water.

Last time. l promise.

Ma'am... so far we're estimating that we managed

to clear over a half a million people living

and working in the flood zone.

Number of those still trapped awaiting rescue?

As yet unconfirmed, ma'am.

You know, the rescue phase will be

a hundred times more difficult given the time

we have and having to move my guys from pillar

to post because of road closures.

All of which is losing us more time.

Liaise with Transport.

Let's see what we can do to speed up

the movement of rescue personnel.

Oh. Oh!

Commissioner, we have to shut down the gas

and electricity mains in Deptford, Kennington,

Camberwell and Bermondsey.

The hospitals can only run

so long on backup gennies.

And we're a long way from having them all evacuated.

lt's that or we could have another fire

of London on our hands.

We're hearing reports of heavy flooding

at Tower Hill and on most of the main roads into the city.

A lot of the major routes out and out unusable.

Most of the bridges are currently gridlocked.

Links between South London

and the North have been effectively severed.

Liaise with Major General Ashcroft

and see if any of the,

um...military carriers can get through.

lt's crucial that we don't leave these areas

in the South cut off from support.

What's happening with the railway stations?

Oh, Dockland Light Rail is clear now.

Good work. And your staff?

Everyone's out ma'am.

Hold on.

Sounds like they got the trains running again.

Like no train l've ever heard.

Shit.

What is it?

ls that from the Thames?

What is it?

l don't know.

We got to go.

Go! Go!

Bill. Take it easy! You're freaking me out!

Commissioner.

What's happening in the high risk facilities...

prisons, care homes, hospitals?

Richardson, could you pull up the, uh.. hospitals, please.

The frontline hospitals have all been cleared, sir.

Good. Except St.Thomas'.

We're in trouble there l'm afraid we've fallen badly behind schedule.

There simply isn't time now to get the ground

transportation in there for the chronically ill.

Push your door! Unlock the door!

l can't! lt won't open!

Come on Bill. Run.

Christ! l'm running as fast as l can!

Dad! We've got to get out!

Get out of the way!

lt's filling up Dad!

l can't open it! lt won't open! Try yours!

l can't open it!

Bill look!

Aww shit!

Jesus.

l can't open it! You kick it!

Kick it! Kick it!

We've got to get out!

Oh.

Rob.

Rob!

How could anyone survive this?

Do we know yet how many people didn't get out?

Our latest estimate is 200,000, sir.

Do something, Dad!

Hold on? l'll never leave you!

This is our only hope.

There's no way we can predict

what's going to happen when these two bodies

of water come together.

You have my authority to destroy the barrier.

Dad!