Wish You Were Here
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
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.
- Production
- Working Title Films, Zenith Entertainment, Film4 Productions
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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
Pamela Duncan
Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer
David Hatton
Policeman
Ben Daniels
Maisie Mathews
Barrie Houghton
Café Manager
Crew
- Director
- David Leland
- Writers
- David Leland
- Producers
- Sarah Radclyffe
- Cinematography
- Ian Wilson
- Composer
- Stanley Myers
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Wuchak
September 10, 2024
**_Emily Lloyd coming-of-age in early 50’s Britain_** A precocious teen in a seaside town of southern England becomes aware of her power over males while flouting conventions, which doesn’t help her relationship with her rigid father (Geoffrey Hutchings) and keeps getting her in trouble, which she finds amusing. "Wish You Were Here" (1987) is a period piece and coming-of-age flick. It’s been listed as a comedy, but it’s not. It’s a drama with humorous touches counterbalanced by the hard fa…
CinemaSerf
May 30, 2025
If you can imagine what Britain was like immediately after the end of WWII, then you can picture the grey and drab world inhabited by the sixteen year old “Lynda” (Emily Lloyd) who lives with her dad and younger sister. Her mum died many years earlier leaving her to develop quite a few of the traits more readily attributed to men. She swears like a trooper and when it comes to sex, well she doesn’t intend to let the grass grow. That said, though, after some more routine action with cocky busman …