Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2021)

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Released:
2021-11-21

Overview:
A moving comedy-drama about the love, identity and courage of the LGBTQ community during the first walk towards Gay Pride in 1950s England. Based on the real-life events of Yorkshire coal miners and secret gay lovers, Tommy and Eddy, who spend their annual week holiday at a quirky B & B in Blackpool, along with a few other alternative members of society – the transgender Mr. Elbridge, the ex-show girl Red Ethel and the eccentric owner Gladys and her flirty daughter Maureen.

Director:
Karlton Parris

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Kyle Brookes
    as
    Eddy
  • Macaulay Cooper
    as
    Tommy
  • Wendy Laurence James
    as
    Gladys Bracegirdle
  • Elizabeth Coombs
    as
    Alice Price
  • Linda Clark
    as
    Red Ethel