Plot
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Cast
Oliver Reed
Gerald Kingsland
Amanda Donohoe
Lucy Irvine
Georgina Hale
Sister Saint Margaret
Frances Barber
Sister Saint Winifred
Tony Rickards
Jason
Todd Rippon
Rod
John Sessions
Man in Pub
Virginia Hey
Janice
Sorel Johnson
Laura
Len Peihopa
Ronald
Paul Reynolds
Mike Kingsland
Sean Hamilton
Geoffrey Kingsland
Crew
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Allan Scott
Writer
Lucy Irvine
Writer
Harvey Harrison
Director of Photography
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Rick McCallum
Producer
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