Mysterious Creatures 17 years old

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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Mysterious Creatures Cast

Name Character
Brenda Blethyn She was 60, now 78 years old as Wendy Ainscow
Timothy Spall He was 49, now 67 years old as Bill Ainscow
Stephen Boxer He was 56, now 73 years old as Martyn Bowler
Rebekah Staton She was 25, now 43 years old as Lisa Ainscow
Noma Dumezweni She was 37, now 55 years old as Chanelle Pinkerton
Nicholas Gleaves He was 37, now 55 years old as Richard Nicholas
Gary Cargill as Merseyside PC 1

Mysterious Creatures Crew

Name Department
Gwyneth Hughes as Writer. She was 105 (now 123) years old Writing
David Evans as Director. Directing
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Mysterious Creatures (17 years)

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

  • Release day: Sunday, October 29, 2006
  • Runtime: 69 minutes