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.
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Cast
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Stephen Lewis
Known for
Doctor Strange
The Imitation Game
Kelly Macdonald
Julie Lewis
Known for
Brave
Boardwalk Empire
Stephen Campbell Moore
Charles Darke
Known for
War of the Worlds
Masters of the Air
Saskia Reeves
Thelma Darke
Known for
Slow Horses
Luther
Andrea Hall
Policewoman
Known for
Thirteen
Jim Creighton
Male Neighbour
Known for
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Frances Ashman
Lydia Webb
Beatrice White
Kate Lewis
Rosa-Marie Lewis
Shop Assistant
Known for
White Gold
Franc Ashman
Lydia Webb
Known for
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
Time
Anna Madeley
Rachel Murray
Known for
Secret Invasion
Utopia
John Hopkins
Home Secretary
Known for
Masters of the Air
Hilda
Julian Farino Director · Stephen Butchard Writer Ian McEwan Author
United States release April 10, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Pinewood Television
Production
SunnyMarch
Production
Pinewood Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 24, 2017
TV · BBC One
United States · April 10, 2018
Physical · DVD
United States
April 1, 2018 · TV · PBS
France
May 28, 2018 · TV · CANAL+
Germany
July 5, 2018 · Theatrical
November 22, 2018 · Digital
November 22, 2018 · Physical · DVD / BluRay
New Zealand
March 21, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Poland
December 22, 2017 · TV
South Korea
January 9, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 30, 2017 · Physical · DVD
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