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Wish You Were Here

1987 · 1h 32m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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

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6.8
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85%

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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

Emily Lloyd

Emily Lloyd

Lynda Mansell

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

Eric

Jesse Birdsall

Jesse Birdsall

Dave

Clare Clifford

Clare Clifford

Mrs. Parfitt

Sheila Kelley

Sheila Kelley

Joan Figgis

Trudi Cavanagh

Tap Dancing Lady

Barbara Durkin

Valerie

Geoffrey Hutchings

Geoffrey Hutchings

Hubert Mansell

Charlotte Barker

Gillian

Chloe Leland

Margaret

Pat Heywood

Pat Heywood

Aunt Millie

Charlotte Ball

Lynda Mansell (aged 11)

Abigail Leland

Margaret (aged 7)

Susan Skipper

Susan Skipper

Lynda’s Mother

Geoffrey Durham

Geoffrey Durham

Harry Figgis

Neville Smith

Neville Smith

Cinema Manager

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Details

Release date
July 24, 1987
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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