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2021

Once a Year on Blackpool Sands

Directed by Karlton Parris
The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever

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.

Duration

1h 45m

Released

November 21, 2021

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Cast15

  • Kyle Brookes
  • Macaulay Cooper
  • Wendy Laurence James
  • Elizabeth Coombs
  • Linda Clark
  • Dominic McCavish
  • Joel McVeagh
  • Julia Haworth
  • Michał Szpak

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