Mysterious Creatures - 2006

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.

69min
2006
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.9/10

Cast

Timothy Spall profile pictureTimothy SpallBill Ainscow
Brenda Blethyn profile pictureBrenda BlethynWendy Ainscow
Rebekah Staton profile pictureRebekah StatonLisa Ainscow
Judy Flynn profile pictureJudy FlynnAnne Buckley
Stephen Boxer profile pictureStephen BoxerMartyn Bowler
Gary Cargill profile pictureGary CargillMerseyside PC 1
Nicholas Gleaves profile pictureNicholas GleavesRichard Nicholas
Noma Dumezweni profile pictureNoma DumezweniChanelle Pinkerton

About Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures 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.

Runtime: 69min

Extra details

Original Title: Mysterious Creatures
Original Language: English
Directed By: David Evans
Production Companies
ITV