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.

Discover

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)

Art

Phil Smith

Dressing Prop

Emma Davis

Set Decoration

Stephanie Odu

Assistant Art Director

Andy Barden

Property Master

Philippa Broadhurst

Graphic Designer

Thomas Barratt

Dressing Prop

Yvonne Lloyd

Art Department Assistant

Emma Fisher

Petty Cash Buyer

Craig Elderfield

Standby Carpenter

Simon Elliott

Production Design

Caroline Reilly

Standby Art Director

Guy Bevitt

Art Direction

Callum Andrews

Construction Manager

Camera

Emma Friend

First Assistant Camera

Sam Spurgeon

Digital Imaging Technician

Laurie Sparham

Still Photographer

Ben Lowe

Grip

Mairead Albiston

Second Assistant Camera

Charlie Best

Still Photographer

David Odd

Director of Photography

Todd Pacey

Camera Trainee

Costume & Make-Up

Georgia Gray

Makeup Trainee

Susie Lewis

Costume Supervisor

Caroline Greenough

Makeup Supervisor

Lucie Blundell Jones

Makeup Artist

Hollie Danby

Wardrobe Master

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Makeup Designer

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Hair Designer

Keith Madden

Costume Design

Crew

Luke Tumber

Stunts

Jim Dowdall

Stunt Coordinator

Olwyn Fagan

Floor Runner

John Bradford

Specialized Driver

Ashley Turner

Floor Runner

Mark Bellett

Specialized Driver

Jay Derham

Specialized Driver

John Hall

Specialized Driver

Simon Midgley

Specialized Driver

Julian Chapman

Transportation Captain

Brian Wilson

Specialized Driver

Sarah Parfitt

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Julian Farino

Director

Debbie Bowser

First Assistant Director

Emlyn Pool

Second Assistant Director

James Chambers

Third Assistant Director

Eman Kazemi

Third Assistant Director

Alana Marmion-Warr

Script Supervisor

Editing

Malcolm Crowe

Assistant Editor

Raphi Randall

Assistant Editor

David Chisholm

Online Editor

Lighting

Kilian Drury

Electrician

Rhys Grinter

Standby Rigger

Delroy Burley

Electrician

Jamie Whickman

Best Boy Electric

Damian Cooper

Electrician

Production

Adam Ackland

Executive Producer

Helen Gregory

Executive Producer

David Boulter

Executive Producer

Benedict Cumberbatch

Executive Producer

Lizzie Evans

Production Secretary

Andy Davies

Unit Manager

Rosie Dias

Production Coordinator

Mark Ellis

Location Manager

Elizabeth Walker

Production Accountant

Elliott Caen

Location Assistant

Lucy Richer

Executive Producer

Tom Barnes

Assistant Location Manager

Lizzy Carr

Production Runner

Dan Marsden

Production Runner

Stephen Butchard

Executive Producer

Sarah Counsell

Casting Assistant

Kathy Nettleship

Line Producer

Stephanie Bamberg

Head of Production

Michael Winter

Production Executive

Rebecca Eaton

Executive Producer

Jill Trevellick

Casting Director

Sound

Bradley Kendrick

Boom Operator

Arthur Graley

Sound Effects Editor

Ben Baird

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Malone

Sound Assistant

Glen Gathard

Supervising Sound Editor

John Mooney

Sound Recordist

Adrian Johnston

Original Music Composer

Peter Hanson

Sound Effects Editor

Writing

Claire Marshall

Script Editor

Art

Phil Smith

Dressing Prop

Emma Davis

Set Decoration

Stephanie Odu

Assistant Art Director

Andy Barden

Property Master

Philippa Broadhurst

Graphic Designer

Thomas Barratt

Dressing Prop

Yvonne Lloyd

Art Department Assistant

Emma Fisher

Petty Cash Buyer

Craig Elderfield

Standby Carpenter

Simon Elliott

Production Design

Caroline Reilly

Standby Art Director

Guy Bevitt

Art Direction

Callum Andrews

Construction Manager

Camera

Emma Friend

First Assistant Camera

Sam Spurgeon

Digital Imaging Technician

Laurie Sparham

Still Photographer

Ben Lowe

Grip

Mairead Albiston

Second Assistant Camera

Charlie Best

Still Photographer

David Odd

Director of Photography

Todd Pacey

Camera Trainee

Costume & Make-Up

Georgia Gray

Makeup Trainee

Susie Lewis

Costume Supervisor

Caroline Greenough

Makeup Supervisor

Lucie Blundell Jones

Makeup Artist

Hollie Danby

Wardrobe Master

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Makeup Designer

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Hair Designer

Keith Madden

Costume Design

Crew

Luke Tumber

Stunts

Jim Dowdall

Stunt Coordinator

Olwyn Fagan

Floor Runner

John Bradford

Specialized Driver

Ashley Turner

Floor Runner

Mark Bellett

Specialized Driver

Jay Derham

Specialized Driver

John Hall

Specialized Driver

Simon Midgley

Specialized Driver

Julian Chapman

Transportation Captain

Brian Wilson

Specialized Driver

Sarah Parfitt

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Julian Farino

Director

Debbie Bowser

First Assistant Director

Emlyn Pool

Second Assistant Director

James Chambers

Third Assistant Director

Eman Kazemi

Third Assistant Director

Alana Marmion-Warr

Script Supervisor

Editing

Malcolm Crowe

Assistant Editor

Raphi Randall

Assistant Editor

David Chisholm

Online Editor

Lighting

Kilian Drury

Electrician

Rhys Grinter

Standby Rigger

Delroy Burley

Electrician

Jamie Whickman

Best Boy Electric

Damian Cooper

Electrician

Production

Adam Ackland

Executive Producer

Helen Gregory

Executive Producer

David Boulter

Executive Producer

Benedict Cumberbatch

Executive Producer

Lizzie Evans

Production Secretary

Andy Davies

Unit Manager

Rosie Dias

Production Coordinator

Mark Ellis

Location Manager

Elizabeth Walker

Production Accountant

Elliott Caen

Location Assistant

Lucy Richer

Executive Producer

Tom Barnes

Assistant Location Manager

Lizzy Carr

Production Runner

Dan Marsden

Production Runner

Stephen Butchard

Executive Producer

Sarah Counsell

Casting Assistant

Kathy Nettleship

Line Producer

Stephanie Bamberg

Head of Production

Michael Winter

Production Executive

Rebecca Eaton

Executive Producer

Jill Trevellick

Casting Director

Sound

Bradley Kendrick

Boom Operator

Arthur Graley

Sound Effects Editor

Ben Baird

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Malone

Sound Assistant

Glen Gathard

Supervising Sound Editor

John Mooney

Sound Recordist

Adrian Johnston

Original Music Composer

Peter Hanson

Sound Effects Editor

Writing

Claire Marshall

Script Editor