Wish You Were Here

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.

Directed by David Leland

Top cast

Emily Lloyd

Lynda Mansell

Tom Bell

Eric

Jesse Birdsall

Dave

Clare Clifford

Mrs. Parfitt

Sheila Kelley

Joan Figgis

T

Trudi Cavanagh

Tap Dancing Lady

B

Barbara Durkin

Valerie

Geoffrey Hutchings

Hubert Mansell

C

Charlotte Barker

Gillian

C

Chloe Leland

Margaret

Pat Heywood

Aunt Millie

C

Charlotte Ball

Lynda Mansell (aged 11)

A

Abigail Leland

Margaret (aged 7)

Susan Skipper

Lynda’s Mother

Geoffrey Durham

Harry Figgis

Neville Smith

Cinema Manager

Lee Whitlock

Brian

F

Frederick Hall

Passenger with Brolly

B

Bob Flag

Mental Patient

B

Bob Flag

Dr Holroyd

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