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‘Britain’s Big Cat Mystery’ is the world’s first and only feature-length documentary exploring the unusual phe- nomenon of the United Kingdom’s population of mysterious large cats, which are alleged to be prowling the wil- derness and countryside of rural Britain.

Britain has a long, colourful and complicated history of having a diverse exotic pet trade; from the days of the old British Empire, until the mid-20th century, it was deemed an indicator and symbol of status, wealth and fashion to own exotic pets, (especially big cats). Incidents and reports spiralled out of control in the 1960s; and with the later introduction of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in 1976, the situation only intensified, as some exotic cat owners who were unable to afford the new licences required to legally retain their pets, set about deliberately releasing their privately owned big cats in preference of having them terminated. Reports and sightings of big cats in Britain continue to this day.

This film adds substance to folklore and myth to establish the historic and scientific facts; and now, after years of tireless and extensive research, the story of ‘Britain’s Big Cat Mystery’ can finally be told with more clarity, detail and substantiated fact than has ever been possible before. Join the team, as they review newly uncov- ered and previously lost evidence, including long-forgotten archive footage, as well as exclusive new inter- views with key witnesses to the seminal events in the history of the mysterious big cats of Britain, who until now have been unwilling to talk on camera... LONG SYNOPSIS

‘Britain’s Big Cat Mystery’ is the world’s first and only feature-length documentary exploring the unusual phenomenon of the United Kingdom’s population of mysterious large cats, which are alleged to be prowling the wilderness of this group of little islands nestled together on the European edge of the North Atlantic.

Britain has a long, colourful and complicated history of having a diverse exotic pet trade; from the days of the old British Empire, until the mid-20th century, it was deemed an indicator and symbol of status, wealth and fashion to own exotic pets, (especially big cats). Incidents and reports spiralled out of control in the 1960s; and with the later introduction of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in 1976, the situation only intensi- fied, as exotic cat owners sought to alleviate themselves of the impending burdens of unfeasibly increased costs to obtain and retain a license to legally keep their pets. The introduction of this legislation served as a major catalyst for many unregistered private big cat owners to deliberately release their animals in prefer- ence of having them terminated.

Throughout recent history there has been an endless stream of eye-witness reports from across the entire- ty of Britain, which continues to this day; from the windswept, cold and mountainous regions of northern Scotland, to the rolling green moors and woodlands of southern England, there is no shortage of sightings and reports of encounters with these beasts. Indeed, it may seem that almost every town and village in Brit- ain has its own legend and local folklore of an unusual large cat, and there are plenty of farmers who will attest to the damage these creatures can do.

This film adds substance to folklore and myth to establish the historic and scientific facts; and now, after years of tireless and extensive research, the story of ‘Britain’s Big Cat Mystery’ can finally be told with more clarity, detail and substantiated fact than has ever been possible before.

Viewers are invited to take a front-row seat and watch with anticipation as a team of experts converge on the borders of the Quantocks and Exmoor for a long weekend, to mount the largest and most technologically advanced field research expedition ever undertaken, in pursuit of clues which may lead them to find the un- equivocally conclusive evidence that the scientific community craves. Join the team, as they review newly uncovered and previously lost evidence, including long-forgotten archive footage, as well as exclusive new interviews with key witnesses to the seminal events in the history of the mysterious big cats of Britain, who until now have been unwilling to talk on camera... CAST & CREW

NARRATION EXPERTS ACTORS Matthew Exell Dr. Darren Naish Matt Everett Dr. Isla Fishburn Tim Whittard WITNESSES Rick Minter Paul Cooper John Holden Trevor McKenzie Tanya Whittard Alex Bowler Chris Moiser Jordan Hutcherson Matt Everett Frank Tunbridge Harry Brooks Coryn Memory Kelci “Saff” Saffery Jon Hinde Jolyon Daw Dr. Todd Disotell Michael Haines Lyn Daw Rhoda Watkins Jason Kent Chris Childs Jay Opie Daniel Murphy Tony Cashmore Paul Ramsden Charlotte Baker John Bilney Jonathan McGowan Tan Matt Jones Prof. Andrew Hemmings Finley Cook Rob Guest John Hammond Danny Reynolds IMAGES FIELD RESEARCH EXPEDITION Jonathon McGowan Rhoda Watkins IMAGE SCALING GettyImages Jay Opie David Dickenson SWNS Paul Ramsden John Bilney Rick Minter THERMAL DRONE SOLUTIONS Matt Jones Owen Minter Coptrz Trevor McKenzie Matt Everett Rhoda Watkins Tim Whittard THERMAL CAMERAS Kelci “Saff” Saffery FLIR Systems CAMERAS FOOTAGE Matt Everett NIGHT VISION SCOPES GettyImages Phillip Ramirez Bresser UK BBC Archive Nelson Molina Jr. British Pathé DRONE PILOTS Media Archive for Central England 3D SCANNING & IMAGING Owen Minter VideoHive Jonathan Rigby Matt Everett Pond5 ITN Source AUDIO PRODUCERS Coryn Memory Owen Minter Tim Whittard Paul Ramsden Matt Everett Matt Everett RESEARCHERS EDITING & GRAPHICS WRITER & DIRECTOR Tim Whittard Matt Everett Matt Everett Matt Everett

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“I enjoyed viewing it.”

- Sir David Attenborough (winner of multiple Emmy Awards, BAFTA Awards and Royal Television Society Awards; BBC broadcasting legend and world renowned documentary maker).

“I haven’t found any documentary more investigative, more searching, more accurate than ‘Britain’s Big Cat Mystery’… Check it out!”

- Andy McGrath (cryptozoologist, author of ‘Beasts Of Britain’, host of the ‘Beastly Theories’ podcast, and star of new Amazon Prime movie ‘Elusive: Bigfoot Abroad’).

“I’m very excited about ‘Britain’s Big Cat Mystery’… It’s mega!”

- Shaun Williamson (actor, singer and comedian; otherwise known as ‘Barry’ from BBC’s ‘Eastenders’ and Ricky Gervais’ multiple Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning HBO sitcom ‘Extras’).

“It looks absolutely amazing, go and check it out… If you love anything to do with the paranormal, anything to do with mysteries of Britain, you are going to love this!”

- Lee Roberts (paranormal investigator, presenter of Mindscape TV, star of Pick’s ‘Paranormal Captured’, the Travel Channel’s ‘Paranormal Survivor’ episode titled ‘Ghost Attacks’, and the UK TV show ‘The Hauntings’).

“I can’t wait… I’m looking forward to seeing this!”

- Danny John-Jules (star of ‘Labyrinth’, ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’; better known as ‘The Cat’ in Royal Television Society Award, British Science Fiction Award, Emmy Award and British Video Associa- tion Award winning sitcom ‘Red Dwarf’).

“We’re really excited… We’ll definitely be tuning in!”

- Jamieleigh Womack (animal behaviour expert and presenter of the ‘BirdTricks’ YouTube channel with over 237K subscribers).