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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands

The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever

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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.

Directed byKarlton Parris

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
November 21, 2021
Studios
Baby Dog Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Kyle Brookes

Eddy

Macaulay Cooper

Tommy

Wendy Laurence James

Gladys Bracegirdle

Elizabeth Coombs

Alice Price

Linda Clark

Linda Clark

Red Ethel

Dominic McCavish

James Elbridge / Phyllis

Joel McVeagh

Joel McVeagh

Karlton

Julia Haworth

Julia Haworth

Sandra Green

Michał Szpak

Michał Szpak

Milo

Steven Arnold

Reg Green

Creative team
Directed by
Karlton Parris
Written by
Karlton Parris
Produced by
Karlton Parris

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