Wish You Were Here (1987)

Wish You Were Here (1987)

Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band. 1987-07-24 United Kingdom 92 Min. PG-13
6.5 70 votes

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.

Cast

Emily Lloyd is Lynda Mansell
Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell is Eric
Clare Clifford is Mrs. Parfitt
Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley is Joan Figgis
Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh is Tap Dancing Lady
Tap Dancing Lady
Geoffrey Hutchings is Hubert Mansell
Hubert Mansell
Chloe Leland is Margaret
Margaret
Pat Heywood is Aunt Millie
Aunt Millie
Charlotte Ball is Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)