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Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band. - Wish You Were Here
Movie Details

Title: Wish You Were Here

Release Date: 24 Jul 1987

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Working Title Films, Zenith Entertainment, Film4 Productions

Production Companies: Working Title Films, Zenith Entertainment, Film4 Productions

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. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (70 votes)

Cast

  • Lynda Mansell: Emily Lloyd
  • Eric: Tom Bell
  • Dave: Jesse Birdsall
  • Mrs. Parfitt: Clare Clifford
  • Joan Figgis: Sheila Kelley
  • Tap Dancing Lady: Trudi Cavanagh
  • Valerie: Barbara Durkin
  • Hubert Mansell: Geoffrey Hutchings
  • Gillian: Charlotte Barker
  • Margaret: Chloe Leland
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