Something strange is going on in the remote island community of Balfe. When the ecological department ‘Doomwatch’ sends Dr Del Shaw (Ian Bannen) to the island, to gather evidence following a recent oil tanker spill, he receives a frosty reception the islanders are more insular and inbred than expected and even the local police make it clear he isn’t welcome. When Shaw finds the body of a young girl buried in the woods, and is viciously attacked by a deformed man while investigating the villager’s suspicious behaviour, he discovers that illegal chemicals dumped in the waters around the island have infected the fish the islanders are eating, causing hideous mutations in many of the population which lead to random violent outbursts and eventual madness. Shaw enlists the help of schoolteacher Victoria Brown (Judy Geeson) to try and uncover the truth, not realising that the islanders will go to terrifying lengths to protect their community and
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/16184-doomwatch
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