On the death of her mother, a young woman in northern England learns that her father is actually her step-father. She embarks on a search for her birth father, finds him running a jazz club in London, and learns a lot of happy and sad things about her family that she didn't know before. The title of the film is the classic jazz piece, "Misterioso," by Thelonious Monk, which features prominently in it.
Alan Plater
Writer
John Glenister
Director

Jack Shepherd
Paul Webster
Susan Sylvester
Rachel

Hugh Ross
John
Eilidh Alexander
Dawn

David Michaels
Will

Paul Stacey
Mike Riley
Sharon Duce
Joan Glen

Keith Marsh
Mr Jackson

Margery Mason
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