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meddowI finished watching Blackpool and I do very highly recommend it. The plot is basically the decline and fall of garish arcade owner Ripley Holden (David Morrissey), who you initially dislike for being a pig, but through the series due to the some wonderful writing and brilliant acting, you really start to feel for the character. It all begins with murder and David Tennant shows up as the adorable, manipulative and lovelorn DI Carlisle, who makes it his mission in life to bring down Holden for murder after he falls in love with Holden’s wife Natalie (Sarah Parish).
What makes it really something special is the fact that every now and again (about four times an episode) the characters start singing pop songs, complete with dance routines and dream sequences. It's really quite wonderful. My particular favourites are the ones to The Smiths’ The Boy with the Thorn in his Side and the Communards’ Don’t Leave Me this Way.
Anyway, on the off chance you haven’t already watched it (I think most people beat me to this one), it’s certainly one to keep and eye out for.
What makes it really something special is the fact that every now and again (about four times an episode) the characters start singing pop songs, complete with dance routines and dream sequences. It's really quite wonderful. My particular favourites are the ones to The Smiths’ The Boy with the Thorn in his Side and the Communards’ Don’t Leave Me this Way.
Anyway, on the off chance you haven’t already watched it (I think most people beat me to this one), it’s certainly one to keep and eye out for.
