IMDb
7.2 /10
157 votes

Drama · TV Movie · 2006 · 1h 9min
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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IMDb
7.2 /10
157 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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TMDB
8.0 /10
2 votes
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Weighted average
7.6/10