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.
Director: David Evans
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Timothy Spall as Bill Ainscow |
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Brenda Blethyn as Wendy Ainscow |
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Rebekah Staton as Lisa Ainscow |
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Judy Flynn as Anne Buckley |
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David Crellin as David Kirwan |
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Stephen Boxer as Martyn Bowler |
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Alistair Galbraith as Dr. David Yorke |
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Mark Penfold as Judge Bryn |
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Gary Cargill as Merseyside PC 1 |
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Nicholas Gleaves as Richard Nicholas |
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Noma Dumezweni as Chanelle Pinkerton |
| Writing | Gwyneth Hughes | Writer |
| Directing | David Evans | Director |
| Directing | Scott Bunce | Second Assistant Director |
