Wish You Were Here (1987)
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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.
Cast
Lynda Mansell
Eric
Aunt Millie
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Margaret (aged 7)
Lynda’s Mother
Harry Figgis
Cinema Manager
Brian
Passenger with Brolly
Mental Patient
Dr Holroyd
Dave
Uncle Brian
Mrs Hartley
Fish and Chip Shop Van Customer
Policeman
Maisie Mathews
Vickie
Café Manager
Cook
The Baby
Lady with Hurt Knee
Mrs. Parfitt
Joan Figgis
Tap Dancing Lady
Valerie
Hubert Mansell
Gillian
Margaret
Crew
Director
Writer
Producer
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
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Costume Design
Script Supervisor
Art Direction
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