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Mysterious Creatures (2006)

Mysterious Creatures (2006)

Drama TV Movie

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

Release Date: 2006, October 29
Directors: David Evans
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: ITV
Cast: Timothy Spall, Nicholas Gleaves, Brenda Blethyn, Gary Cargill, Noma Dumezweni, Rebekah Staton, Stephen Boxer, Mark Penfold, Judy Flynn, David Crellin, Alistair Galbraith

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.