Mysterious Creatures (2006)

8.0/10 • 69 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

Feature-length ITV drama based on real events. Bill and Wendy Ainscow (Timothy Spall and Brenda Blethyn) are a middle class, middle-aged Birmingham couple locked in a deeply dysfunctional relationship with their 32-year-old daughter Lisa (Rebekah Staton). In a culmination of years spent unsuccessfully trying to obtain a diagnosis and get state help to deal with with Lisa's condition - which eventually turns out to be Asperger's syndrome - Bill and Wendy are ultimately driven to desperate measures with tragic consequences.

Cast

Timothy Spall

Brenda Blethyn

Rebekah Staton

Judy Flynn

David Crellin

Stephen Boxer

Mark Penfold

Gary Cargill

Merseyside PC 1

Nicholas Gleaves

Richard Nicholas

Noma Dumezweni

Chanelle Pinkerton

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