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Mysterious Creatures (2006)

2006-10-29 · 1h 9m · EN
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A family bound by love, but torn apart by despair.

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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Gwyneth HughesWriterDavid EvansDirector

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Timothy SpallTimothy SpallBill AinscowBrenda BlethynBrenda BlethynWendy AinscowRebekah StatonRebekah StatonLisa AinscowJudy FlynnJudy FlynnAnne BuckleyDavid CrellinDavid CrellinDavid KirwanStephen BoxerStephen BoxerMartyn BowlerAlistair GalbraithAlistair GalbraithDr. David YorkeMark PenfoldMark PenfoldJudge BrynGary CargillGary CargillMerseyside PC 1Nicholas GleavesNicholas GleavesRichard NicholasNoma DumezweniNoma DumezweniChanelle Pinkerton

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What is Mysterious Creatures about?

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.

How long is Mysterious Creatures?

Mysterious Creatures has a runtime of 69 minutes.

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