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Blackpool
2004 · 1 season, 6 episodes · miniseries
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Seasons and episodes Blackpool
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
2004 · 6 episodes · about 6h · 9.0/10
1. Episode 160 min
Local entrepreneur Ripley Holden, a brash, charismatic family man, holds a lavish opening for his new showpiece arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool. However, his fortunes take a turn for the worse when he discovers the dead body of a young man on the premises. Keen to get the case cleared up, Ripley co-operates with the investigating police officer, DI Peter Carlisle.
2. Episode 260 min · 10.0/10
The murder victim is identified as a young man who'd been out on his stag night. The investigation starts to threaten Ripley's business when Carlisle temporarily closes down the arcade for forensics. DI Carlisle calls Ripley's son, Danny, in for questioning; he's convinced that Danny knows more about the inquiry than he is letting on. Carlisle suspects he might be covering for his father.
3. Episode 360 min · 10.0/10
Forensic evidence links Ripley ever more closely to the murder, and his application for planning permission is rejected. It seems Lady Luck has turned against him and his world is falling apart. Natalie discovers that Carlisle is a police officer, and that he has been investigating her family. She is devastated; the little time they've spent together has made her feel more alive than she has felt in years.
4. Episode 460 min · 8.0/10
Carlisle doesn't believe Danny's confession to the murder. He's convinced that Danny is covering up for his father, Ripley. Natalie confronts Carlisle and warns him to stay away from her, and her family. Heartbroken, Carlisle sets out with a renewed determination to nail Ripley, his love rival.
5. Episode 560 min
Natalie provides Ripley with a watertight alibi for the night of the murder. Carlisle knows she's lying, but there's nothing he can do about it. Meanwhile, Ripley's business is falling down around his ears. Marr, Ripley's friend and trusted financial advisor, reveals his true colours with a mean trick he's had up his sleeves. Ripley isn't prepared to go down easily, but events spiral even further out of control as he struggles to hang on to what little he has left. Ripley's friend Terry also confesses that he's been informing the police about Ripley's activities on the night of the murder.
6. Episode 660 min · 8.0/10
On the morning of Shyanne and Steve's wedding, Ripley finally tells Natalie that he knows about her affair with Carlisle. But is their marriage over for good? Carlisle turns up at the ceremony to arrest Ripley for murder - but Ripley confronts him over the small matter of his compromising affair with the suspect's wife! Besides, Ripley is not prepared to go down for a murder he did not commit. Ripley sets out to do right by his family, while clinging on to his lifelong dream of joining the big players.
Season summaries1 season, 6 episodes
Season 1
2004 · 6 episodes · about 6h · TMDB 9.0
1 season, 6 episodes, about 6h in total, from November 11, 2004 to December 16, 2004. Episodes run about 60 min.
Is it worth watching? Blackpool
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6.9/1029 votes
What is it about? Blackpool
Ripley Holden is a small-time entrepreneur desperate to make it big with his new state-of-the-art amusement arcade. The opening extravaganza is overshadowed by the find of a dead body on the premises. DI Carlisle is called in and quickly finds he has more on his mind than murder, when he falls in love with Ripley's long-suffering wife.
Genres: comedy, drama. Themes: detective, surreal, northern england, murder, arcade, amusement park.
Cast and crew Blackpool
AllCreators
- Created byPeter Bowker
- MusicRob Lane
- CinematographyLukas Strebel
- EditingDavid Rees
- NetworkBBC One
Full cast14 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- David Morrissey · Ripley Holden · 6 ep.
- Georgia Taylor · Shyanne Holden · 6 ep.
- David Tennant · DI Peter Carlisle · 6 ep.
- Sarah Parish · Natalie Holden · 6 ep.
- Steve Pemberton · Adrian Marr · 6 ep.
- Joe Armstrong · 6 ep.
- Thomas Morrison · Danny Holden · 6 ep.
- Bryan Dick · 6 ep.
- David Bradley · 6 ep.
- John Thomson · 6 ep.
- Kevin Doyle · Steve · 6 ep.
- Tom Swire · 1 ep.
- Paul Ready · 1 ep.
- Anne Nolan · Fortune Teller · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Kamlan Man · Production Design
- Grenville Horner · Production Design
- Lukas Strebel · Director of Photography
- Andrea Galer · Costume Design
- Coky Giedroyc · Director
- David Rees · Editor
- Anthony Combes · Editor
- Kate Rhodes James · Casting
- Sally Haynes · Executive Producer
- Laura Mackie · Executive Producer
- Kate Lewis · Producer
- Rob Lane · Original Music Composer
- Julie Anne Robinson · Writer
- Julie Anne Robinson · Director
- Peter Bowker · Writer
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Details Blackpool

- First episode
- November 11, 2004
- Last episode
- December 16, 2004
- Status
- miniseries
- Network
- BBC One
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Blackpool have?
1 season, 6 episodes. The last episode aired December 16, 2004.
Who’s in Blackpool?
David Morrissey, Georgia Taylor, David Tennant, Sarah Parish, Steve Pemberton, Joe Armstrong, Thomas Morrison, Bryan Dick, David Bradley, and John Thomson. Created by Peter Bowker.
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