Wish You Were Here
“Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.”
1987•R•1h 32m•6.5•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
Director
David Leland
Writer
David Leland
Languages
English
Studio
Working Title Films
Cast
Emily Lloyd
Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell
Eric
Jesse Birdsall
Dave
Clare Clifford
Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh
Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin
Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
Hubert Mansell
Charlotte Barker
Gillian
Chloe Leland
Margaret
Pat Heywood
Aunt Millie
Charlotte Ball
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Abigail Leland
Margaret (aged 7)
Susan Skipper
Lynda’s Mother
Geoffrey Durham
Harry Figgis
Production
Company
Working Title Films
Company
Zenith Entertainment
Company
Film4 Productions
Producer
Sarah Radclyffe
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