

05/03/1986
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 Irving 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.

Oliver Reed
as Gerald Kingsland

Amanda Donohoe
as Lucy Irvine

Georgina Hale
as Sister Saint Margaret

Frances Barber
as Sister Saint Winifred

Tony Rickards
as Jason

Todd Rippon
as Rod

John Sessions
as Man in Pub

Virginia Hey
as Janice

Sorel Johnson
as Laura

Len Peihopa
as Ronald

Paul Reynolds
as Mike Kingsland

Sean Hamilton
as Geoffrey Kingsland

Sarah Harper
as Swimming Teacher

Stephen Jenn
as Shop Manager

Joseph Blatchley
as Registrar

Simon Dormandy
as Jackson

Ruth Hudson
as Receptionist

Gordon Honeycombe
as TV Newsreader

Arthur Cox
as Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)

Richard Johnson
as Lawyer (uncredited)

Daniel Kipling
as School Pupil (uncredited)

Derek Lyons
as American Tourist (uncredited)
20 Movies Similar