Mysterious Creatures (2006)
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
Bill Ainscow
Brenda Blethyn
Wendy Ainscow
Rebekah Staton
Lisa Ainscow
Judy Flynn
Anne Buckley
David Crellin
David Kirwan
Stephen Boxer
Martyn Bowler
Mark Penfold
Judge Bryn
Gary Cargill
Merseyside PC 1
Nicholas Gleaves
Richard Nicholas
Noma Dumezweni
Chanelle PinkertonRecommendations
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