Adventure Romance Drama
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.
Directed by
Nicolas Roeg
Written by
Allan Scott, Lucy Irvine
Oliver Reed
Gerald Kingsland
Virginia Hey
Janice
Amanda Donohoe
Lucy Irvine
Frances Barber
Sister Saint Winifred
Richard Johnson
Lawyer (uncredited)
Georgina Hale
Sister Saint Margaret
John Sessions
Man in Pub
Paul Reynolds
Mike Kingsland
Joseph Blatchley
Registrar
Tony Rickards
Jason
Todd Rippon
Rod
Arthur Cox
Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)
Sorel Johnson
Laura
Derek Lyons
American Tourist (uncredited)
Stephen Jenn
Shop Manager
Len Peihopa
Ronald
Sean Hamilton
Geoffrey Kingsland
Sarah Harper
Swimming Teacher
Simon Dormandy
Jackson
Ruth Hudson
Receptionist
Gordon Honeycombe
TV Newsreader
Daniel Kipling
School Pupil (uncredited)

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