Blackpool
2004 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Drama
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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.
Created by Peter Bowker
Network: BBC One
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David Morrissey Ripley Holden -
Georgia Taylor Shyanne Holden -
David Tennant DI Peter Carlisle -
Sarah Parish Natalie Holden -
Steve Pemberton Adrian Marr -
Thomas Morrison Danny Holden -
Bryan Dick -
David Bradley -
John Thomson -
Kevin Doyle Steve
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