Blackpool

2004 - 2004

Episode 1

11th November 2004

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

18th November 2004

Episode 2

The murder victim is identified as a young man who'd been out on his stag night. The investigation starts to threaten Ripley's business when Carlisle temporarily closes down the arcade for forensics. DI Carlisle calls Ripley's son, Danny, in for questioning; he's convinced that Danny knows more about the inquiry than he is letting on. Carlisle suspects he might be covering for his father.

Episode 3

25th November 2004

Episode 3

Forensic evidence links Ripley ever more closely to the murder, and his application for planning permission is rejected. It seems Lady Luck has turned against him and his world is falling apart. Natalie discovers that Carlisle is a police officer, and that he has been investigating her family. She is devastated; the little time they've spent together has made her feel more alive than she has felt in years.

Episode 4

2nd December 2004

Episode 4

Carlisle doesn't believe Danny's confession to the murder. He's convinced that Danny is covering up for his father, Ripley. Natalie confronts Carlisle and warns him to stay away from her, and her family. Heartbroken, Carlisle sets out with a renewed determination to nail Ripley, his love rival.

Episode 5

9th December 2004

Episode 5

Natalie provides Ripley with a watertight alibi for the night of the murder. Carlisle knows she's lying, but there's nothing he can do about it. Meanwhile, Ripley's business is falling down around his ears. Marr, Ripley's friend and trusted financial advisor, reveals his true colours with a mean trick he's had up his sleeves. Ripley isn't prepared to go down easily, but events spiral even further out of control as he struggles to hang on to what little he has left. Ripley's friend Terry also confesses that he's been informing the police about Ripley's activities on the night of the murder.

Episode 6

16th December 2004

Episode 6

On the morning of Shyanne and Steve's wedding, Ripley finally tells Natalie that he knows about her affair with Carlisle. But is their marriage over for good? Carlisle turns up at the ceremony to arrest Ripley for murder - but Ripley confronts him over the small matter of his compromising affair with the suspect's wife! Besides, Ripley is not prepared to go down for a murder he did not commit. Ripley sets out to do right by his family, while clinging on to his lifelong dream of joining the big players.

Top Cast

David Morrissey•Georgia Taylor•David Tennant

Director

Coky Giedroyc

Writer

Julie Anne Robinson

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.

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David Morrissey Image

David Morrissey

Ripley Holden

Georgia Taylor Image

Georgia Taylor

Shyanne Holden

David Tennant Image

David Tennant

DI Peter Carlisle

Sarah Parish Image

Sarah Parish

Natalie Holden

Steve Pemberton Image

Steve Pemberton

Adrian Marr

Thomas Morrison Image

Thomas Morrison

Danny Holden

Bryan Dick Image

Bryan Dick

David Bradley Image

David Bradley

John Thomson Image

John Thomson

Kevin Doyle Image

Kevin Doyle

Steve

Full Crew

David Rees

Editor

Peter Gleaves

ADR Mixer

Coky Giedroyc Image

Coky Giedroyc

Director

Lukas Strebel

Director of Photography

Christine Walmesley-Cotham

Makeup Artist

Andrea Galer

Costume Design

Anthony Combes

Editor

Rob Lane

Original Music Composer

Clare Andrade

Set Decoration

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Kate Rhodes James

Casting

Kamlan Man

Production Design

David Walley

Art Direction

Grenville Horner

Production Design

Sally Haynes

Executive Producer

Kate Lewis

Producer

Laura Mackie

Executive Producer

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Julie Anne Robinson

Writer

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