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Mysterious Creatures
2006
Directed by
David Evans
69 min
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.
Ratings
3.5
Crew
Details
Release Date
2006-10-29
Runtime
69 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
ITV
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
TV Movie