Movie

Mysterious Creatures (2006)

• October 29, 2006
• 1h 9m

• Drama
• TV Movie

“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.

Director

David Evans

Writers

Gwyneth Hughes

Starring

Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Rebekah Staton