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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2021)

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.

Release: 2021-11-21
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: 6 / 10
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
Linda Clark
Linda Clark
Red Ethel
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Dominic McCavish
James Elbridge / Phyllis
Joel McVeagh
Joel McVeagh
Karlton
Julia Haworth
Julia Haworth
Sandra Green
Michał Szpak
Michał Szpak
Milo
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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
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Paul Sultana
Jim