Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

1987
1h 32m
6.4

6.4/10

76 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama Romance

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Working Title Films Zenith Entertainment Film4 Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

england rebel pregnant minor based on true story teenage girl seaside post war father daughter conflict 1950s

Quick Facts

Release Date July 24, 1987
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0094331

Cast

Emily Lloyd
Emily Lloyd

Lynda Mansell

Tom Bell
Tom Bell

Eric

Jesse Birdsall
Jesse Birdsall

Dave

Clare Clifford
Clare Clifford

Mrs. Parfitt

Sheila Kelley
Sheila Kelley

Joan Figgis

Trudi Cavanagh
Trudi Cavanagh

Tap Dancing Lady

Barbara Durkin
Barbara Durkin

Valerie

Geoffrey Hutchings
Geoffrey Hutchings

Hubert Mansell

Charlotte Barker
Charlotte Barker

Gillian

Chloe Leland
Chloe Leland

Margaret

Pat Heywood
Pat Heywood

Aunt Millie

Charlotte Ball
Charlotte Ball

Lynda Mansell (aged 11)

Key Crew

David Leland
Director
David Leland
Writer
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer