Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Oliver Reed | ... | Gerald Kingsland | |
Amanda Donohoe | ... | Lucy Irvine | |
Georgina Hale | ... | Sister Saint Margaret | |
Frances Barber | ... | Sister Saint Winifred | |
Tony Rickards | ... | Jason | |
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Todd Rippon | ... | Rod |
John Sessions | ... | Man in Pub | |
Virginia Hey | ... | Janice | |
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Sorel Johnson | ... | Lara / Lucy's friend |
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Len Peihopa | ... | Ronald |
Paul Reynolds | ... | Mike Kingsland | |
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Sean Hamilton | ... | Geoffrey Kingsland |
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Sarah Harper | ... | Swimming Teacher |
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Stephen Jenn | ... | Shop Manager |
Joseph Blatchley | ... | Registrar |
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irvine takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
After Walkabout this is Nic Roeg's most beautiful film. Stunning photography by Harvey Harrison complements the story of two loners who set out to live on a deserted Pacific island for a whole year. Oliver Reed and Amanda Donohoe are both excellent as the two frustrated Britons who don't exactly enjoy their year together.