Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures 2006

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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.

  • Released: 2006-10-29
  • Runtime: 69 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Stars: Judy Flynn, Nicholas Gleaves, Rebekah Staton, Stephen Boxer, Mark Penfold, Timothy Spall, David Crellin, Brenda Blethyn, Gary Cargill, Noma Dumezweni
  • Director: David Evans