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Mysterious Creatures (2006)

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Drama, TV Movie / 69 min

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 Timothy Spall Bill Ainscow Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn Wendy Ainscow Rebekah Staton Rebekah Staton Lisa Ainscow Judy Flynn Judy Flynn Anne Buckley David Crellin David Crellin David Kirwan Stephen Boxer Stephen Boxer Martyn Bowler Alistair Galbraith Dr. David Yorke Mark Penfold Mark Penfold Judge Bryn