Once a Year on Blackpool Sands
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.
Drama
Once a Year on Blackpool Sands
Rating
6.0/10
Release Date
2021-11-21
Runtime
105 minutes
Status
Released
Cast
Kyle Brookes
Eddy
Macaulay Cooper
Tommy
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
Michał Szpak
Milo
Steven Arnold
Reg Green
Tony Richardson
Hubert Corkhill
Vicki Glover
Nurse Bickerstaff
Production Companies
Baby Dog Films