Mysterious Creatures (2006)

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.

Directing:
  • David Evans

Writing:
  • Gwyneth Hughes

Stars:
Release Date: 2006-10-29
themoviedb icon 8.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 69
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Bill Ainscow
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethy...
Wendy Ainscow
Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezwen...
Chanelle Pinkerton
Rebekah Staton
Rebekah Stato...
Lisa Ainscow
Stephen Boxer
Stephen Boxer
Martyn Bowler
Nicholas Gleaves
Nicholas Glea...
Richard Nicholas
Mark Penfold
Mark Penfold
Judge Bryn
Gary Cargill
Gary Cargill
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Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn
Anne Buckley
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