england,rebel,pregnant minor,based on true story,teenage girl,seaside,post war,father daughter conflict,1950s

Wish You Were Here (1987)

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

Cast & Crew

Director
David Leland
  • Profile picture of Emily Lloyd
    Lynda Mansell Emily Lloyd
  • Profile picture of Tom Bell
    Eric Tom Bell
  • Profile picture of Jesse Birdsall
    Dave Jesse Birdsall
  • Profile picture of Clare Clifford
    Mrs. Parfitt Clare Clifford
  • Profile picture of Barbara Durkin
    Valerie Barbara Durkin
  • Profile picture of Geoffrey Hutchings
    Hubert Mansell Geoffrey Hutchings
  • Profile picture of Pat Heywood
    Aunt Millie Pat Heywood
  • Profile picture of Susan Skipper
    Lynda’s Mother Susan Skipper

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Keywords

  • england
  • rebel
  • pregnant minor
  • based on true story
  • teenage girl
  • seaside
  • post war
  • father daughter conflict
  • 1950s