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Wish You Were Here

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

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 32m

Directed by David Leland

6.4

TMDB audience rating
6.4 out of 10 from 78 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Emily Lloyd

    Emily LloydLynda Mansell

  • Tom Bell

    Tom BellEric

  • Jesse Birdsall

    Jesse BirdsallDave

  • Clare Clifford

    Clare CliffordMrs. Parfitt

  • Sheila Kelley

    Sheila KelleyJoan Figgis

  • Trudi CavanaghTap Dancing Lady

  • Barbara DurkinValerie

  • Geoffrey Hutchings

    Geoffrey HutchingsHubert Mansell

  • Charlotte BarkerGillian

  • Chloe LelandMargaret

  • Pat Heywood

    Pat HeywoodAunt Millie

  • Charlotte BallLynda Mansell (aged 11)

  • Abigail LelandMargaret (aged 7)

  • Susan Skipper

    Susan SkipperLynda’s Mother

  • Geoffrey Durham

    Geoffrey DurhamHarry Figgis

  • Neville Smith

    Neville SmithCinema Manager

  • Lee Whitlock

    Lee WhitlockBrian

  • Frederick HallPassenger with Brolly

Director
David Leland
Writer
David Leland
Music
Stanley Myers
Cinematography
Ian Wilson