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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands 2021 Directed by Karlton Parris

The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Baby Dog Films
Release Date 21 November 2021
105 mins
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Wendy Laurence James Gladys Bracegirdle
Elizabeth Coombs Alice Price
Linda Clark Red Ethel
Dominic McCavish James Elbridge / Phyllis
Joel McVeagh Karlton
Julia Haworth Sandra Green
Steven Arnold Reg Green
Tony Richardson Hubert Corkhill
Vicki Glover Nurse Bickerstaff
Charlie Price Young Eddy
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