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Blackpool

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: November 11, 2004
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 6
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama
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Blackpool(2004)

TMDB Rating: 6.8 (28 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

6 episodes • 2004

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Nov 11, 20040.0
2Episode 2Nov 18, 20040.0
3Episode 3Nov 25, 20040.0
4Episode 4Dec 2, 20040.0
5Episode 5Dec 9, 20040.0
6Episode 6Dec 16, 20040.0

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