Wish You Were Here (1987)

  • R
  • 07/24/1987 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 32m

Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.

Overview

In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.

David Leland

Director, Writer

Cast

Emily Lloyd's headshot

Emily Lloyd

Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell's headshot

Tom Bell

Eric
Jesse Birdsall's headshot

Jesse Birdsall

Dave
Clare Clifford's headshot

Clare Clifford

Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley's headshot

Sheila Kelley

Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh's headshot

Trudi Cavanagh

Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin's headshot

Barbara Durkin

Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings's headshot

Geoffrey Hutchings

Hubert Mansell

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