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Mysterious Creatures

“A family bound by love, but torn apart by despair.”

★ 8.0 TMDB Rating · 2 votes

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
Release date
Oct 29, 2006
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom, United States

Cast of Mysterious Creatures

  • Portrait of Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Bill Ainscow

  • Portrait of Brenda Blethyn

    Brenda Blethyn

    Wendy Ainscow

  • Portrait of Rebekah Staton

    Rebekah Staton

    Lisa Ainscow

  • Portrait of Judy Flynn

    Judy Flynn

    Anne Buckley

  • Portrait of David Crellin

    David Crellin

    David Kirwan

  • Portrait of Stephen Boxer

    Stephen Boxer

    Martyn Bowler

  • Alistair Galbraith

    Dr. David Yorke

  • Portrait of Mark Penfold

    Mark Penfold

    Judge Bryn

  • Portrait of Gary Cargill

    Gary Cargill

    Merseyside PC 1

  • Portrait of Nicholas Gleaves

    Nicholas Gleaves

    Richard Nicholas

  • Portrait of Noma Dumezweni

    Noma Dumezweni

    Chanelle Pinkerton

Where to Stream Mysterious Creatures by Country

United States
Streaming on Acorn TV
United Kingdom
Streaming on Acorn TV
India
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Canada
Streaming on Acorn TV
Australia
Streaming on Acorn TV

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