| 词条 | Blackpool (TV serial) |
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| show_name = Blackpool | show_name_2 = Viva Blackpool | image = Blackpool dvd cover.jpg | caption = The UK DVD Cover | runtime = 60 mins each (360 mins total) | creator = Peter Bowker| | starring = David Morrissey David Tennant Sarah Parish | director = Coky Giedroyc Julie Anne Robinson | channel = BBC One | first_aired = {{Start date|2004|11|11|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2004|12|16|df=y}} | num_episodes = 6 + 1 special | country = United Kingdom | language = English | producer = BBC | related = Viva Blackpool }}Blackpool is a British television musical comedy drama serial, produced in-house by the BBC. It was screened on BBC One as six one-hour episodes on Thursday nights at 9pm from 11 November to 16 December 2004. When retransmitted by BBC America in 2005, it was renamed Viva Blackpool, and went on to win a Peabody Award for BBC Worldwide, the commercial overseas distribution subsidiary of the BBC.[1] A sequel in the form of a TV movie was produced by the BBC, also called Viva Blackpool in the UK (2006).[2] PlotThe plot concerns the murder of a young man in a Blackpool arcade, and how it affects the people involved in the arcade and the investigation:
As the investigation proceeds, it takes its toll on the characters; Ripley, under suspicion of murder, finds his public and private life slowly unravelling as both his bullying nature and long-forgotten demons from his past return to haunt him, whilst Carlisle, intent on proving Ripley is the murderer and planning to use Natalie to get to him, finds himself genuinely falling in love with her instead. OverviewStarring David Morrissey, Sarah Parish and David Tennant, the serial was written by Peter Bowker (who had previously written for BBC One's modern adaptation of The Canterbury Tales (2003) and BBC Two's Flesh and Blood (2002)) and directed by Coky Giedroyc and Julie Anne Robinson, it was filmed on location in Blackpool itself and Brentford. It was renamed Viva Blackpool for transmission on BBC America in 2005. Also in the cast were John Thomson and Steve Pemberton. The series is particularly notable for its comic touches and the employment of pop music in the course of the narrative - although the originals are played, they are sung along with and accompanied by slightly surreal dance routines acted out by the characters. This latter device is strongly reminiscent of the style of television playwright Dennis Potter, who used it in several of his famous productions such as Pennies from Heaven (1978) and The Singing Detective (1986). A sequel that happened to be called Viva Blackpool (2006) was produced in the UK.[3][4] Critical reaction and awardsCritical reaction to the serial was generally positive, although there were some poor reviews as well. Its audience figures were not spectacular, falling between four and five million viewers. In 2005, it was nominated in the Best Drama Serial category at the British Academy Television Awards, eventually losing out on the Award to Channel 4's Sex Traffic. It did, however, win the "Best Miniseries" and Grand Prize accolades at Canada's Banff Television Festival. In December 2005, it was announced that it had been nominated (under its American title Viva Blackpool) in the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film category at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards.[5] In October 2007, American network CBS aired a series based on the same premise called Viva Laughlin, adapted by Bob Lowry and the creator of Blackpool, Peter Bowker, coproduced by BBC Worldwide, CBS Paramount Network Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Seed Productions; the series was cancelled after two episodes due to low ratings. Overseas distributionThe serial has been shown abroad in several countries, including:
It has also been released on DVD in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands. Cast
SoundtrackA list of the songs used as musical numbers throughout the show. Episode 1
A soundtrack was also released to accompany the TV series, in which a six-page booklet explained why each song used was included in the series. Viva Blackpool (sequel)Songs that appeared in the sequel included:
Further reading
References1. ^65th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2006. {{refbegin}}2. ^"Viva Blackpool" on BBC website, Drama section. 3. ^"Viva Blackpool" on BBC website, Drama section. 4. ^[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817526/ "Viva Blackpool"] on IMDb. 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hfpa.org/news/id/13|date=13 December 2005|title=63rd Golden Globe Awards Nominations|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402235129/http://www.hfpa.org/news/id/13|archivedate=2 April 2007|df=dmy-all}}
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