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The Child in Time

2018

90 minutes

TV MovieDrama

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch headshot

Benedict Cumberbatch

Stephen Lewis

Kelly Macdonald headshot

Kelly Macdonald

Julie Lewis

Stephen Campbell Moore headshot

Stephen Campbell Moore

Charles Darke

Saskia Reeves headshot

Saskia Reeves

Thelma Darke

Andrea Hall headshot

Andrea Hall

Policewoman

Jim Creighton headshot

Jim Creighton

Male Neighbour

Beatrice White headshot

Beatrice White

Kate Lewis

Rosa-Marie Lewis headshot

Rosa-Marie Lewis

Shop Assistant

Franc Ashman headshot

Franc Ashman

Lydia Webb

Anna Madeley headshot

Anna Madeley

Rachel Murray

John Hopkins headshot

John Hopkins

Home Secretary

Elliot Levey headshot

Elliot Levey

Prime Minister

Lucy Liemann headshot

Lucy Liemann

Joanna Buckley

Natasha Brown headshot

Natasha Brown

Steven's Young Mother

Laurence Spellman headshot

Laurence Spellman

Greg Ellis

Richard Durden headshot

Richard Durden

Stephen's Father

Geraldine Alexander headshot

Geraldine Alexander

Stephen's Mother

Gerard Monaco headshot

Gerard Monaco

Estate Agent

Tony Walker headshot

Tony Walker

Taxi Driver

Chase Collard headshot

Chase Collard

Ruth Lyle

Gehane Strehler headshot

Gehane Strehler

Mrs. Forrester

Karen Bryson headshot

Karen Bryson

Mrs. Matterson

Doreene Blackstock headshot

Doreene Blackstock

Nurse

Eloise Henwood headshot

Eloise Henwood

School Girl (uncredited)