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24/07/1987 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 32m
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Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.

Overview

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.

  1. David Leland

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Emily Lloyd

    Lynda Mansell

  2. Tom Bell

    Eric

  3. Jesse Birdsall

    Dave

  4. Clare Clifford

    Mrs. Parfitt

  5. Sheila Kelley

    Joan Figgis

  6. Trudi Cavanagh

    Tap Dancing Lady

  7. Barbara Durkin

    Valerie

  8. Geoffrey Hutchings

    Hubert Mansell

  9. Charlotte Barker

    Gillian

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-05-30
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 more readily attributed to men. She swears like a trooper and when it comes to sex, well she doesn’t intend to let the grass grow. That said, though, after some more routine action with cocky busman “Dave” (Jesse Birdsall) she isn’t remotely prepared for a relationship with a much older...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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