For the first time, in this epic three-part series, we tell the complete and definitive story of Loch Ness.
In a detailed forensic examination of the evidence, both photographic, film, anecdotal and cultural, to the human stories of those drawn to both the phenomenon and the place. We reveal how the stunning landscape has witnessed feuds, fakery and failure that has seen countless lifetimes sacrificed to the pursuit of a monster that the scientific establishment has argued cannot exist, or can it?
In an epic story that takes viewers from the savagery of the late Triassic period to the modern internet age, we use expert testimony, archive footage and stunning landscape filming, to create a series that is the definitive history of the Loch Ness phenomenon, scrutinising and unravelling the stories which have been at the heart of the monster mystery.
Series One, Episode One: The Birth Of A Monster
In the Scottish Highlands in the 1930s news of a spate of sightings of a strange creature in the waters of Loch Ness spreads like wildfire. Photographs are published in the press around the world as the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ is born. The scientific establishment refuse to accept the monster’s existence, demanding firmer evidence. Then in 1960 the first film footage is shot of what appears to be a huge animal swimming across the loch. Could this be the proof needed?
Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness – New Series Premiere – Monday, 13 February at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (3 Parts)