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The Child in Time 2018 Directed by Julian Farino

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , TV Movie
Production Companies SunnyMarch , Pinewood Television
Release Date 5 July 2018
90 mins
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch Stephen Lewis
Kelly Macdonald Julie Lewis
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
Gehane Strehler Mrs. Forrester
Karen Bryson Mrs. Matterson
Eloise Henwood School Girl (uncredited)