Blackpool - Season 1 - Episode 1

Name: Episode 1
Released: 2004-11-11
Rating: 3.5

2004-11-11 • 60 min • ⭐ 7/10

Local entrepreneur Ripley Holden, a brash, charismatic family man, holds a lavish opening for his new showpiece arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool. However, his fortunes take a turn for the worse when he discovers the dead body of a young man on the premises. Keen to get the case cleared up, Ripley co-operates with the investigating police officer, DI Peter Carlisle. But Carlisle takes a dislike to Ripley, which makes him all the more determined to prove the businessman is the culprit. Family problems add to Ripley's headache; his young son, Danny, is seemingly hiding something and his 20-year-old daughter, Shyanne, brings home an unsuitable new boyfriend - a man Ripley was at school with. Ripley instructs Shyanne's partner to end the relationship. Shyanne is left heartbroken. Meanwhile, Carlisle takes a shine to Natalie, Ripley's wife.

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About Blackpool

Title: Blackpool

First Air Date: 2004-11-11

Last Air Date: 2004-12-16

Status: Ended

Rating: 7/10 (from 24 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 6

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

Ripley Holden is a small-time entrepreneur desperate to make it big with his new state-of-the-art amusement arcade. The opening extravaganza is overshadowed by the find of a dead body on the premises. DI Carlisle is called in and quickly finds he has more on his mind than murder, when he falls in love with Ripley's long-suffering wife.