Mysterious Creatures

Movie"A family bound by love, but torn apart by despair."
Audience Score
80
Mysterious Creatures
NR 1 hr 9 minDrama, TV Movie
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.
DirectorDavid Evans
WriterGwyneth Hughes

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:October 28th, 2008 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:ITV