Wish You Were Here (1987)
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
Starring Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Jesse Birdsall
Directed by David Leland
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.
Runtime: 92 min.
Rating: 6.5
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Comedy,Drama,Romance
Keywords: england,rebel,pregnant minor,based on a true story,teenage girl,seaside,post war,father daughter conflict,1950s
Cast
Lynda Mansell
Eric
Dave
Mrs. Parfitt
Joan Figgis
Tap Dancing Lady
Valerie
Hubert Mansell
Gillian
Margaret
Aunt Millie
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Margaret (aged 7)
Lynda’s Mother
Harry Figgis
Cinema Manager
Brian
Passenger with Brolly
Mental Patient
Uncle Brian
Mrs Hartley
Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer
Policeman
Maisie Mathews
Vickie
Café Manager
Cook
The Baby
Lady with Hurt Knee