Wish You Were Here (1987)

Name: Wish You Were Here
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1987-07-24
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Jesse Birdsall, Clare Clifford, Sheila Kelley

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

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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Released 1987-07-24 · 92 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directed by David Leland

Cast

Emily Lloyd as Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell as Eric
Jesse Birdsall as Dave
Clare Clifford as Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley as Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh as Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin as Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings as Hubert Mansell
Charlotte Barker as Gillian
Chloe Leland as Margaret
Pat Heywood as Aunt Millie
Charlotte Ball as Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Abigail Leland as Margaret (aged 7)
Susan Skipper as Lynda’s Mother
Geoffrey Durham as Harry Figgis