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Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

1987·Movie·1h 32m15

Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.4 / 10 (78 votes)

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

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
Original language
English
Released
24 July 1987

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Emily Lloyd

    Emily Lloyd

    Lynda Mansell

  • Tom Bell

    Tom Bell

    Eric

  • Jesse Birdsall

    Jesse Birdsall

    Dave

  • Clare Clifford

    Clare Clifford

    Mrs. Parfitt

  • Sheila Kelley

    Sheila Kelley

    Joan Figgis

  • TC

    Trudi Cavanagh

    Tap Dancing Lady

  • BD

    Barbara Durkin

    Valerie

  • Geoffrey Hutchings

    Geoffrey Hutchings

    Hubert Mansell

  • CB

    Charlotte Barker

    Gillian

  • CL

    Chloe Leland

    Margaret

  • Pat Heywood

    Pat Heywood

    Aunt Millie

  • CB

    Charlotte Ball

    Lynda Mansell (aged 11)