Blackpool is a British television musical drama serial, produced in-house by the BBC, that was first broadcast on BBC One on November 11th 2004. Starring David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, and David Tennant, the serial was written by Peter Bowker, who had previously written for BBC One's modern adaptation of The Canterbury Tales and BBC Two's Flesh and Blood, and directed by Coky Giedroyc and Julie Anne Robinson. The series was filmed on location in Brentford and Blackpool itself, and broadcast across six weeks at 9:00 pm on Thursdays, until December 16th 2004.
| Blackpool
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| Release:
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November 11th 2004 – June 10th 2006
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| Episodes:
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7
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| Running time:
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60 minutes
90 minutes (Viva Blackpool)
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| Genre:
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Musical • Drama • Crime
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| Network:
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BBC One
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| Distributor:
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BBC
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| Creator:
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Peter Bowker
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| Writer:
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Peter Bowker
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| Director:
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Coky Giedroyc
Julie Anne Robinson
Catherine Morshead
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| Composer:
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Rob Lane
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| Executive producer:
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David Bernath
Sally Haynes
Laura Mackie
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| Producer:
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Kate Lewis
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| Production companies:
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BBC
BBC America
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| Country:
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United Kingdom
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| Language:
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English
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Sandie Shaw's cover of the song "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" plays in the sixth episode.
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