Mysterious Creatures

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.

Cast

Timothy Spall

Played Bill Ainscow
Brenda Blethyn

Played Wendy Ainscow
Rebekah Staton

Played Lisa Ainscow
Judy Flynn

Played Anne Buckley
David Crellin

Played David Kirwan
Stephen Boxer

Played Martyn Bowler
Alistair Galbraith

Played Dr. David Yorke
Mark Penfold

Played Judge Bryn
Gary Cargill

Played Merseyside PC 1
Nicholas Gleaves

Played Richard Nicholas
Noma Dumezweni

Played Chanelle Pinkerton

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