Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | July 24, 1987

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.

Wish You Were Here

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | July 24, 1987

Wish You Were Here
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Zenith Productions, Film4 Productions, Working Title Films
Original title Wish You Were Here
Directors Libbie Barr, David Leland
Writers 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

Neville Smith

as Cinema Manager

Lee Whitlock

as Brian

Frederick Hall

as Passenger with Brolly

Bob Flag

as Mental Patient / Dr Holroyd

William Lawford

as Uncle Brian

Pamela Duncan

as Mrs Hartley

Pamela Duncan

as Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer

David Hatton

as Policeman

Ben Daniels

as Maisie Mathews

Kim McDermott

as Vickie

Barrie Houghton

as Café Manager

Jim Dowdall

as Cook

Dani Phelps

as The Baby

Marjorie Sudell

as Lady with Hurt Knee