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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands( 2021)

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The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kyle Brookes

      Eddy

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      Macaulay Cooper

      Tommy

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      Wendy Laurence James

      Gladys Bracegirdle

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      Elizabeth Coombs

      Alice Price

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      Linda Clark

      Red Ethel

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      Dominic McCavish

      James Elbridge / Phyllis

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      Joel McVeagh

      Karlton

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      Julia Haworth

      Sandra Green

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      Michał Szpak

      Milo

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      Steven Arnold

      Reg Green

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      Tony Richardson

      Hubert Corkhill

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      Vicki Glover

      Nurse Bickerstaff

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      Laura Ellen Wilson

      Judy

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      Charlie Price

      Young Eddy

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      Paul Sultana

      Jim

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Oct 21 2023
    If only this had had a more focussed auteur then it could have made for a far more potent tale of growing up gay in England in the 1950s. Instead, Karlton Parris rather misses his open goal and provides us with a meandering film that largely underwhelms. That said, there are two strong performances here from Kyle Brookes ("Eddy") and Macauley Cooper's "Tommy" as we relive a story told by way of a retrospective of their forbidden love. The pair have been friends since they were nippers and have been having a clandestine relationship, the odd shag in the pigeon shed, for a while before they embar...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • forbidden love
    • melancholy
    • lgbt
    • gay pride
    • coal miner
    • 1950s
    • gay theme
    • transgender