Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
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The forensic evidence indicates that Mike Hooley was killed with a blow to the head but also places him in Ripley Holden's flats before he was moved to the arcade. DI Carlisle tells him that he knows...
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Ripley Holden's dreams are crashing all around him. It's apparent that he is going to lose the arcade when he learns that Natalie put the flats in a trust for the children and no one now has access ...
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| David Morrissey | ... | Ripley Holden 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| Sarah Parish | ... | Natalie Holden 6 episodes, 2004 | |
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Thomas Morrison | ... | Danny Holden 6 episodes, 2004 |
| David Tennant | ... | D.I. Peter Carlisle 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| Georgia Taylor | ... | Shyanne Holden 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| Steve Pemberton | ... | Adrian Marr 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| David Bradley | ... | Hallworth 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| Bryan Dick | ... | D.C. Blythe 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| Kevin Doyle | ... | Steve 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| David Hounslow | ... | DCI Jim Allbright / ... 6 episodes, 2004 | |
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Jacqueline Pilton | ... | Ruth 6 episodes, 2004 |
| Lisa Millett | ... | Hailey 6 episodes, 2004 | |
| John Thomson | ... | Terry Corlette 6 episodes, 2004 | |
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Michelle McCaw | ... | Chantelle 6 episodes, 2004 |
| Jim Whelan | ... | Deaf Barry 5 episodes, 2004 | |
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Connie Walker | ... | Karen 4 episodes, 2004 |
| Joe Armstrong | ... | Mark Reed 3 episodes, 2004 | |
| James Cartwright | ... | Mike Hooley 2 episodes, 2004 | |
| Cathryn Bradshaw | ... | Mary Webb 2 episodes, 2004 | |
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Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
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Ripley Holden: Oh, what do you know, a copper who's read a book.
D.I. Peter Carlisle: Well, if I'd read two books, maybe I'd run an amusement arcade.
Ripley Holden: Yeah, well I wouldn't know about that. I run a family entertainment arcade.
D.I. Peter Carlisle: And I'm a crime-citizen-interface consultant.
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Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (as Mort Schuman)
Performed by Elvis Presley, David Morrissey, Georgia Taylor Thomas Morrison and Sarah Parish
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Both David Tennant and David Bradley worked together previously on Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. See more »Quotes
D.I. Peter Carlisle: Ah, Freud would say that your jokes reveal a truth buried in your subconscious.Ripley Holden: Oh, what do you know, a copper who's read a book.
D.I. Peter Carlisle: Well, if I'd read two books, maybe I'd run an amusement arcade.
Ripley Holden: Yeah, well I wouldn't know about that. I run a family entertainment arcade.
D.I. Peter Carlisle: And I'm a crime-citizen-interface consultant.
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Viva Las VegasWritten by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (as Mort Schuman)
Performed by Elvis Presley, David Morrissey, Georgia Taylor Thomas Morrison and Sarah Parish
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24 October 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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No warning. Just zapping through Dutch and Belgian TV channels when I stopped by chance at 'Blackpool'. I don't know what held me - perhaps the sublime acting in the three main roles. David Morrissey plays the the cheap shallow amusement arcade owner - or so he seems at first! His protagonist is a sharp police detective played so convincingly by David Tennant. Detective inspectors don't usually fall in love with the wives of their chief suspects but David is the exception. He falls completely for Sarah Parish who plays the wife of Ripley Holden, the arcade owner. Of course David has to fall in love with Sarah. After all, she plays an intelligent emotionally honest woman with depth of character to such perfection that it is almost impossible to distinguish between the actress and the role she depicts. Three incredibly good actors develop through six episodes of a gripping story with moments frozen in brilliantly selected popular song. How could Natalie Holden ever have fallen for the the sleaze boss Ripley? You begin to understand when you realize that Ripley is also a human being with ambition, depth,intelligence and charm. The characters scintillate through the episodes first of all showing one side and then another. My only criticism was that it was impossible for the sixth episode to meet the expectations built up during the previous shows. It very nearly succeeded however. There is a fine balancing line between drama and soap. Although all the ingredients for soap were there in the story line, this movie never once strayed over the line. My congratulations to the writer and the actors - a fantastic production which I shall remember for a very long time.....