The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- David LelandDirector
- David LelandWriter
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emily LloydLynda Mansell
- Tom BellEric
- Jesse BirdsallDave
- Clare CliffordMrs. Parfitt
- Sheila KelleyJoan Figgis
- Trudi CavanaghTap Dancing Lady
- Barbara DurkinValerie
- Geoffrey HutchingsHubert Mansell
- Charlotte BarkerGillian
- Chloe LelandMargaret
- Pat HeywoodAunt Millie
- Charlotte BallLynda Mansell (aged 11)
Stills
Themes
englandrebelpregnant minorbased on true storyteenage girlseasidepost warfather daughter conflict1950s