Wish You Were Here
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
Emily Lloyd
as Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell
as Eric
Jesse Birdsall
as Dave
Clare Clifford
as Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
as Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh
as Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin
as Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
as Hubert Mansell
Charlotte Barker
as Gillian
Chloe Leland
as Margaret
Reviews
Wuchak
**_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, which sh...
CinemaSerf
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 traits...
