Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures

2006
1h 9m
8.0

8.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb

"A family bound by love, but torn apart by despair."

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ITV
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 29, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0867178

Cast

Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall

Bill Ainscow

Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn

Wendy Ainscow

Rebekah Staton
Rebekah Staton

Lisa Ainscow

Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn

Anne Buckley

David Crellin
David Crellin

David Kirwan

Stephen Boxer
Stephen Boxer

Martyn Bowler

Alistair Galbraith
Alistair Galbraith

Dr. David Yorke

Mark Penfold
Mark Penfold

Judge Bryn

Gary Cargill
Gary Cargill

Merseyside PC 1

Nicholas Gleaves
Nicholas Gleaves

Richard Nicholas

Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezweni

Chanelle Pinkerton

Key Crew

Gwyneth Hughes
Writer
David Evans
Director

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