24 Dec 1986
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The Child in Time
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.
Top Billed Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch Stephen Lewis
Kelly Macdonald Julie Lewis
Stephen Campbell Moore Charles Darke
Saskia Reeves Thelma Darke
Andrea Hall Policewoman
Jim Creighton Male Neighbour
Beatrice White Kate Lewis
Rosa-Marie Lewis Shop Assistant
Franc Ashman Lydia Webb
Anna Madeley Rachel Murray
John Hopkins Home Secretary
Elliot Levey Prime Minister
Lucy Liemann Joanna Buckley
Natasha Brown Steven's Young Mother
Laurence Spellman Greg Ellis
Richard Durden Stephen's Father
Geraldine Alexander Stephen's Mother
Gerard Monaco Estate Agent
Tony Walker Taxi Driver
Chase Collard Ruth Lyle
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