- HD 1080
- Runtime: 95m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Franco Rosso
- Stars: Lynton Dearden, Tony Melody, Freddie Fletcher, Paul Simpson
- keywords: northern england, based on novel or book
- Production_studio: Rosso Productions, British Screen Productions, Film4 Productions
- Slogan: Something is savaging the sheep on the moors... Only 14 year old Bill is determined to find out...
- The The Nature of the Beast is featured in the top rankings of 1988
- #42 in Top Drama Movies of 1988
A boy reads about the attacks of a unknown animal on livestock in the town. He plans to run his own investigation. The so called beast however is also used as a metaphor for every day problems the townsfolk face.