Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures

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2006-10-29

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.

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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

Director

David Evans

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Language

English

Production

ITV

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    Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall
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    Brenda Blethyn

    Brenda Blethyn
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    Rebekah Staton

    Rebekah Staton
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    Judy Flynn

    Judy Flynn
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    David Crellin

    David Crellin
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    Stephen Boxer

    Stephen Boxer
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    Alistair Galbraith

    Alistair Galbraith
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    Mark Penfold

    Mark Penfold
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    Gary Cargill

    Gary Cargill
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    Nicholas Gleaves

    Nicholas Gleaves
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    Noma Dumezweni

    Noma Dumezweni