Once a Year on Blackpool Sands

1h 45min

Drama

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

Wendy Laurence James

Wendy Laurence James

Gladys Bracegirdle
Elizabeth Coombs

Elizabeth Coombs

Alice Price
Linda Clark

Linda Clark

Red Ethel
Dominic McCavish

Dominic McCavish

James Elbridge / Phyllis
Julia Haworth

Julia Haworth

Sandra Green
Steven Arnold

Steven Arnold

Reg Green
Tony Richardson

Tony Richardson

Hubert Corkhill
Vicki Glover

Vicki Glover

Nurse Bickerstaff
Charlie Price

Charlie Price

Young Eddy

Release date

21st Nov 2021

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English