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Wish You Were Here (1987)

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

6.5/10 1h 32m Jul 24, 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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Wish You Were Here
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Emily Lloyd
Emily Lloyd
Lynda Mansell
Popularity: 0.8
Tom Bell
Tom Bell
Eric
Popularity: 2.0
Jesse Birdsall
Jesse Birdsall
Dave
Popularity: 1.1
Clare Clifford
Clare Clifford
Mrs. Parfitt
Popularity: 0.4
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Sheila Kelley
Joan Figgis
Popularity: 1.7
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Trudi Cavanagh
Tap Dancing Lady
Popularity: 0.4
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Barbara Durkin
Valerie
Popularity: 1.0
Geoffrey Hutchings
Geoffrey Hutchings
Hubert Mansell
Popularity: 5.1
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Charlotte Barker
Gillian
Popularity: 0.8
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Chloe Leland
Margaret
Popularity: 0.0
Pat Heywood
Pat Heywood
Aunt Millie
Popularity: 0.5
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Charlotte Ball
Lynda Mansell (aged 11)
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director David Leland
Writer David Leland
Producer Sarah Radclyffe
Editor George Akers

Production

Working Title Films
GB
Zenith Entertainment
GB
Film4 Productions
GB

Videos & Trailers

Wish You Were Here (1987) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 6/10
Sep 10, 2024

**_Emily Lloyd coming-of-age in early 50’s Britain_** A precocious teen in a seaside town of southern England becomes aware of her power over males while flouting conventions, which doesn’t help her relationship with her rigid father (Geoffrey Hutchings) and keeps getting her in trouble, whic ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
May 30, 2025

If you can imagine what Britain was like immediately after the end of WWII, then you can picture the grey and drab world inhabited by the sixteen year old “Lynda” (Emily Lloyd) who lives with her dad and younger sister. Her mum died many years earlier leaving her to develop quite a few of the tr ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 24, 1987
Runtime 1h 32m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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