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.
| Directing | Nicolas Roeg | Director |
| Writing | Allan Scott | Writer |
| Writing | Lucy Irvine | Writer |
| Camera | Harvey Harrison | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Art | Andrew Sanders | Production Design |
| Art | George Galitzine | Art Direction |
| Art | Stuart Rose | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nic Ede | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Hillman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Hemming | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Beveridge | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Rick McCallum | Producer |
| Production | Peter Shaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Selwyn Roberts | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Hans Zimmer | Additional Music |
