Mysterious Creatures (2006)

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

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 (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Timothy Spall

Bill Ainscow

Brenda Blethyn

Wendy Ainscow

Rebekah Staton

Lisa Ainscow

Judy Flynn

Anne Buckley

David Crellin

David Kirwan

Stephen Boxer

Martyn Bowler

A

Alistair Galbraith

Dr. David Yorke

Mark Penfold

Judge Bryn

Gary Cargill

Merseyside PC 1

Nicholas Gleaves

Richard Nicholas

Noma Dumezweni

Chanelle Pinkerton

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