Funland
2005 · 1 season · 11 eps · ★ 6.3 · Mystery , Comedy , Drama
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Carter Krantz arrives in Blackpool to investigate the murder of his mother. He gets a job in the local strip club, and soon realises that the town has many dark secrets and that the killer may even be his boss – the club's owner.
Created by Jeremy Dyson , Simon Ashdown
Network: BBC Three
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Judy Parfitt Mercy Woolf -
Philip Jackson Leo Finch
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