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
