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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2021)

The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Karlton Parris

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Kyle Brookes
Kyle Brookes
Eddy
Macaulay Cooper
Macaulay Cooper
Tommy
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
Joel McVeagh
Joel McVeagh
Karlton
Julia Haworth
Julia Haworth
Sandra Green
Michał Szpak
Michał Szpak
Milo
Steven Arnold
Steven Arnold
Reg Green
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
Hubert Corkhill
Vicki Glover
Vicki Glover
Nurse Bickerstaff
Laura Ellen Wilson
Laura Ellen Wilson
Judy
Charlie Price
Charlie Price
Young Eddy

Crews

Karlton Parris
Karlton Parris
Director
Karlton Parris
Karlton Parris
Writer
Karlton Parris
Karlton Parris
Producer
Wendy Jones
Wendy Jones
Executive Producer
Joshua Gwynne
Joshua Gwynne
Cinematography
Joshua Gwynne
Joshua Gwynne
Editor
Adam Dawson
Adam Dawson
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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