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Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here1987

★6.492 minComedyDramaRomance

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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Writer

Score

Stars

Emily Lloyd Tom Bell Jesse Birdsall

Cast29

Emily Lloyd
as Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell
as Eric
Jesse Birdsall
as Dave
Clare Clifford
as Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
as Joan Figgis
T
Trudi Cavanagh
as Tap Dancing Lady
B
Barbara Durkin
as Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
as Hubert Mansell
C
Charlotte Barker
as Gillian
C
Chloe Leland
as Margaret
Pat Heywood
as Aunt Millie
C
Charlotte Ball
as Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
A
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
F
Frederick Hall
as Passenger with Brolly
B
Bob Flag
as Mental Patient / Dr Holroyd
W
William Lawford
as Uncle Brian
P
Pamela Duncan
as Mrs Hartley
Pamela Duncan
as Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer
David Hatton
as Policeman
Ben Daniels
as Maisie Mathews
K
Kim McDermott
as Vickie
Barrie Houghton
as Café Manager
J
Jim Dowdall
as Cook
D
Dani Phelps
as The Baby
M
Marjorie Sudell
as Lady with Hurt Knee

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