Wish You Were Here (1987)

6.5/10 92 min Comedy Drama Romance

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.

Cast

Emily Lloyd

Lynda Mansell

Tom Bell

Eric

Jesse Birdsall

Dave

Clare Clifford

Mrs. Parfitt

Sheila Kelley

Joan Figgis

Geoffrey Hutchings

Hubert Mansell

Pat Heywood

Aunt Millie

Susan Skipper

Lynda’s Mother

Geoffrey Durham

Harry Figgis

Neville Smith

Cinema Manager

Lee Whitlock

Brian

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