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From political conferences to the George Formby Society's annual bash, and Pleasure Beach to the weather, an Arena documentary on the seaside town of Blackpool and its history.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Running time
57 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −39 min on the typical 96
typical 9657Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1989
January 13, 1989
37 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
15 of 15
- WBWinifred BarnesSelf - Winder and Warper
Tony BennSelf- CCColette CheltonSelf - Between Jobs
- JCJohn ColeSelf - BBC Political Editor
Lisa DanielySelf- TFTom FryerSelf - Whalley Bank Mill
- KLKay LeonardSelf - Biscuit Packer
- BMBarry MorrisSelf - Director of Tourism
- TMTom MortonSelf - Memory Man
- PPPaula ParademaSelf - Fortune Teller
- NSNorman SlaterSelf - Comedian
- JtJimmy the TattooistSelf
Norman TebbitSelf
Paul TherouxSelf- BYBernard YoungSelf - President of George Formby Society
Directing · 1
- Charles Pattinson Director
Production · 5
- Nigel Finch Producer
- Anthony Wall Producer
- Anna Mendelssohn Production Assistant
- Sue Wills Unit Manager
- Warwick Gee Production Manager
Camera · 4
- John Daly Camera Operator
- Malcolm Kipling Camera Operator
- Laurie Conlon Camera Operator
- Steve Wallace Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Guy Crossman Editor
- Peter Bird Editor
- Roy Demery Editor
- Joyce Gentle Editor
Sound · 4
- Bruce Gallaway Sound Recordist
- Michael Narduzzo Sound Mixer
- David Jewitt Sound Recordist
- Jim Greenhorn Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Pete Wane Graphic Designer
Lighting · 1
- Terry Black Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Jean Pitt Thanks
- Eddie Pitt Thanks
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