Blackpool
Blackpool
TV ShowEnded

Blackpool

6.8 / 10
2004
1 season
6 episodes
ComedyDrama

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.

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  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    11-11-200460m

    Local entrepreneur Ripley Holden, a brash, charismatic family man, holds a lavish opening for his new showpiece arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool. However, his fortunes...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    18-11-200460m

    The murder victim is identified as a young man who'd been out on his stag night. The investigation starts to threaten Ripley's business when Carlisle temporarily closes down the ar...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    25-11-200460m

    Forensic evidence links Ripley ever more closely to the murder, and his application for planning permission is rejected. It seems Lady Luck has turned against him and his world is...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    02-12-200460m

    Carlisle doesn't believe Danny's confession to the murder. He's convinced that Danny is covering up for his father, Ripley. Natalie confronts Carlisle and warns him to stay away fr...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    09-12-200460m

    Natalie provides Ripley with a watertight alibi for the night of the murder. Carlisle knows she's lying, but there's nothing he can do about it. Meanwhile, Ripley's business is fal...

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    16-12-200460m

    On the morning of Shyanne and Steve's wedding, Ripley finally tells Natalie that he knows about her affair with Carlisle. But is their marriage over for good? Carlisle turns up at...

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