Viva Blackpool (2006) (TV)

Director:

Catherine Morshead

Writer:

Peter Bowker (written by)

Release Date:

10 June 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Musical

Plot:

Ripley returns from Las Vegas with some big ideas in the form of a chain of wedding chapels and along the way gets roped into trying to steal the World Cup. |

Cast

David Morrissey	...	Reverend Ripley Holden
Keith Allen	...	Steven 'Steve' Pollard
Annette Crosbie	...	Mrs. Berry
Megan Dodds	...	Kitty De-Luxe / Sadie
Georgia Taylor	...	Shyanne Holden
Mark Williams	...	Tommy Vesty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hayley Carmichael	...	D.S. Coogan
Eddie Large	...	Eddie
Gugu Mbatha-Raw	...	Pretty Young Woman
Bailey-Mai Mosely	...	Freya
Jacqueline Pilton	...	Ruth
Paul Ritter	...	Billy Pope
Paul Thornley	...	Buttons
Al Weaver	...	Vibe
Jim Whelan	...	Deaf Barry
Giles Alderson	...	Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Catherine Morshead

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Bowker		written by

Produced by
Vanessa De Sousa	....	associate producer (as Vanessa De Souza)
Sally Haynes	....	executive producer
Laura Mackie	....	executive producer
Sally Stokes	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Lane		(as Rob Lane)

Cinematography by
Lawrence Gardner		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Justin Krish

Casting by
Maggie Lunn

Production Design by
Malcolm Thornton

Art Direction by
Leigh Walker

Costume Design by
Howard Burden

Makeup Department
Claire Baldwin	....	makeup trainee
Kay Bilk	....	hair stylist
Kay Bilk	....	makeup artist
Christine Walmesley-Cotham	....	hair designer
Christine Walmesley-Cotham	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Alice Greenland	....	post-production supervisor
Crispin Hardy	....	unit manager
Caroline McManus	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Judges	....	first assistant director
Anna Kemp	....	third assistant director
Lisa Marsh	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Brooks	....	stand-by props
Dempsey Cook	....	dressing props
Gina Cromwell	....	production buyer
Fiona Forsyth	....	art department assistant
Glen Henry	....	stand-by carpenter
Hugo Moss	....	graphic designer
Ian Newton	....	dressing props
Jennifer Plummer	....	art department trainee
Michael Redmond	....	stand-by rigger
Kip Walker	....	stand-by props
Gary Watson	....	property master
Kem White	....	graphics
Kevin Woodhouse	....	stand-by art director

Sound Department
Chris Burdon	....	dubbing mixer
Phillip Mark Freudenfeld	....	assistant sound editor (as Phil Freudenfeld)
Peter Gates	....	dialogue editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Ben Norrington	....	sound supervisor
Bruce Wills	....	sound recordist
Steve Wright	....	boom operator
Rachael Tate	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jim Allen	....	digital effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Natasha Back	....	clapper loader
Mark Barrs	....	focus puller
Brian Beaumont	....	gaffer
Sergio Bernuzzi	....	grip
Peter Davies	....	best boy
Trevor Hale	....	electrician
Mike Hogan	....	still photographer
Tim Morris	....	camera trainee
Lawrence O'Keefe	....	playback operator
Suzanne Sanders	....	electrician
Russell Tann	....	electrician
Dan Shoring	....	focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Olivia Clarke	....	stand-by costume
Debbie O'Brien	....	stand-by costume
Fraser Purfit	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Samantha Hollingdale	....	telecine colorist
Natasha Wilkinson	....	assistant editor
Mike Williams	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Matt Kaleda	....	music clearance

Other crew
Ralph Cameron	....	location manager
Marissa Cowell	....	script supervisor
Anita Curtis	....	choreographer: ice dance
Tina Falcone	....	assistant accountant
Surian Fletcher-Jones	....	script editor
Mark Galbraith	....	production executive
Mark Gladwin	....	location scout
Lucy Hopkins	....	production coordinator
Daniel Liddiard	....	production accountant (as Dan Liddiard)
Chris Moore	....	assistant location manager
Lucie Pankhurst	....	choreographer
Jane Record	....	picture publicity
Laura Riseam	....	production runner
Ben Rogers	....	runner (as Benjamin Rogers)
Pippa Suren	....	production secretary
Jeremy Swimer	....	assistant script editor
Jo Thompson	....	lip sync coach
Fiona Williams	....	publicist

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (UK) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Runtime:

UK:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:12 (video rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Both Sarah Parish and David Tennant (who appeared in the original "Blackpool" (2004) series) were due to make cameo appearances in a dream sequence but had to pull out due to work on other projects.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Crazy Little Thing Called Love