Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2021)
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
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Kyle Brookes as Eddy |
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Macaulay Cooper as Tommy |
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Wendy Laurence James as Gladys Bracegirdle |
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Elizabeth Coombs as Alice Price |
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Linda Clark as Red Ethel |
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Dominic McCavish as James Elbridge / Phyllis |
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Joel McVeagh as Karlton |
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Julia Haworth as Sandra Green |
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Michał Szpak as Milo |
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Steven Arnold as Reg Green |
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Tony Richardson as Hubert Corkhill |
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Vicki Glover as Nurse Bickerstaff |
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Laura Ellen Wilson as Judy |
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Charlie Price as Young Eddy |
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Paul Sultana as Jim |
| Writing | Karlton Parris | Writer |
| Production | Karlton Parris | Producer |
| Production | Wendy Jones | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Joshua Gwynne | Cinematography |
| Editing | Joshua Gwynne | Editor |
| Editing | Adam Dawson | Editor |
| Directing | Karlton Parris | Director |