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Airs Next: BBC-1 at Thursday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: November 1, 2004    Last Aired: October 30, 2005
Show Category: Drama
Ripley Holden is a flawed hero; a charismatic family man who trained at the school of hard knocks. Ripley is poised to make top dollar as the town of Blackpool reinvents itself as the 'Las Vegas of the North'. As he struggles to keep his chaotic family in check, Ripley hangs on to one hope - the good life is just around the corner. But family life begins to take its toll and, when the body...
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Last episode: Viva Blackpool
Ripley, after the events in the original 6-part series, heads to Las Vegas where he finds himself Reverend of Blackpool's only Vegas-style wedding chapel.
Aired: Saturday June 10, 2006
7. Episode 7 Oct 30, 2005 0 Reviews 0.00
6. Episode 6 Dec 16, 2004 0 Reviews 8.06
5. Episode 5 Dec 9, 2004 0 Reviews 6.81
4. Episode 4 Dec 2, 2004 0 Reviews 7.33

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Cast

 
Steve Pemberton - Adrian Marr
Kevin Doyle - Steve
David Hounslow - D.C.I. Jim Allbright
Joe Armstrong - Mark Reed
David Tennant - D.I. Peter Carlisle (photos)
David Morrissey - Ripley Holden (photos)
Bryan Dick - D.C. Blythe
John Thomson - Terry Corlette
David Bradley - Hallworth
Sarah Parish - Natalie Holden
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6.0
Fair
"Unintentionally funny"
that was a bit weird ...
Continue » Posted Mar 11, 2008 10:25 am PST

pennyrua
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9.2
Superb
"Bring it back!"
Music, murder and mayhem in Blackpool -Britain's Vegas
Continue » Posted Apr 11, 2007 7:34 am PST
9.8
Superb
"Underappreciated"
What A Seedy, Seedy Place!
Continue » Posted Mar 12, 2006 4:52 pm PST

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0.7
Appalling
"Change the channel!"
that show sucked, two kinds of people who will like this: hard gamblers who like casino movies/TV-shows or really addicted british TV fans
Continue » Posted Dec 10, 2005 9:46 am PST
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Show: Blackpool
Popularity Rank: 3,333 of 17,589
Ratings Rank: 3,244 of 17,589  ( 3)
Show Reviews: 4
People Tracking: 55
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7.5 Good 79 votes
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great: 20 (25.6%)
superb: 20 (25.6%)
perfect: 18 (23.1%)
abysmal: 11 (14.1%)
Other: 9 (11.7%)
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