Wish You Were Here
24/07/1987
2h
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.
Cast
Emily Lloyd
Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell
Eric
Jesse Birdsall
Dave
Clare Clifford
Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh
Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin
Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
Hubert Mansell
Charlotte Barker
Gillian
Chloe Leland
Margaret
Pat Heywood
Aunt Millie
Charlotte Ball
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Abigail Leland
Margaret (aged 7)
Susan Skipper
Lynda’s Mother
Geoffrey Durham
Harry Figgis
Neville Smith
Cinema Manager
Lee Whitlock
Brian
Frederick Hall
Passenger with Brolly
Bob Flag
Mental Patient
Bob Flag
Dr Holroyd
William Lawford
Uncle Brian
Pamela Duncan
Mrs Hartley
Pamela Duncan
Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer
David Hatton
Policeman
Ben Daniels
Maisie Mathews
Kim McDermott
Vickie
Barrie Houghton
Café Manager
Jim Dowdall
Cook
Dani Phelps
The Baby
Marjorie Sudell
Lady with Hurt Knee
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