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65% Critic Match
Once a Year on Blackpool Sands
“The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever”
6.5 / 10• 2021• 1h 45m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
KB
Kyle Brookes
Eddy
LeadMC
Macaulay Cooper
Tommy
WL
Wendy Laurence James
Gladys Bracegirdle
EC
Elizabeth Coombs
Alice Price
Linda Clark
Red Ethel
DM
Dominic McCavish
James Elbridge / Phyllis
Joel McVeagh
Karlton
Julia Haworth
Sandra Green
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Karlton Parris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Once a Year on Blackpool Sands is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
