Wish You Were Here
(1987)

Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.

Released: 1987-07-24

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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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Emily Lloyd

as Lynda Mansell

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Sheila Kelley

as Joan Figgis

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Trudi Cavanagh

as Tap Dancing Lady

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Pat Heywood

as Aunt Millie

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Charlotte Ball

as Lynda Mansell (aged 11)

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Abigail Leland

as Margaret (aged 7)

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Susan Skipper

as Lynda’s Mother

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Geoffrey Durham

as Harry Figgis

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Neville Smith

as Cinema Manager

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Frederick Hall

as Passenger with Brolly

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Bob Flag

as Mental Patient

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Bob Flag

as Dr Holroyd

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Stanley Myers

Original Music Composer

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Caroline Amies

Production Design

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Ian Wilson

Director of Photography

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Libbie Barr

Script Supervisor

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