Tommy Fawkes es un humorista que intenta triunfar en Las Vegas, donde el espectacular éxito de su padre, también comediante, le hace sombra. Él no tiene esa chispa, esa vena humorística, el "funny bones", que hace reír a cualquiera antes incluso de abrir la boca. El fracaso de su show hace que Tommy regrese a Inglaterra, a la ciudad donde su padre inició su carrera y pasó gran parte de su juventud. Lo primero que hace es buscar un compañero, un ayudante que forme un dúo con él.
A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach resort.
A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who form an unlikely friendship.
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.
Craig es un muchacho de 21 años, en un pueblo norteño, que hace dinero en peleas ilegales a puño descubierto. El suyo es un mundo duro y feo dónde la supervivencia significa ganar. Para los compañeros de Craig, atrapado en un mundo machista de valentía y violencia, él es “uno de nosotros” pero Craig sabe que él es gay, “uno de ellos”. Fuera del Club se le presenta a Craig una oportunidad para tener un breve y torpe encuentro sexual con Matt, un londinense seguro de sí mismo visitando Blackpool, un enlace que irrevocablemente cambia ambas vidas.
Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.
Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.
Rides, boxing booths, and a dog-faced monkey keep on moving as the travelling fair hits Mitcham and Stratford-upon-Avon, with a look in at Blackpool.
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II is a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT UK brand. It takes place at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England and is the third event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.
The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.
A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.
An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.
This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.