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Blackpool Big Night Out

Blackpool Big Night Out

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 2012
  • 1 episode

Documentary exploring the comedy and entertainment heritage of Blackpool. Features Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Roy Chubby Brown, Keith Harris, Ken Dodd and more.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2012
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Features
Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Roy Chubby Brown, Keith Harris, Ken Dodd, Syd Little, Tony Jo, Gary Morecambe and more
Directors
Andy Humphries
Producers
Andy Humphries and Caroline Wright
Company

Exploring Blackpool's history as the beating heart of British entertainment. The Lancashire coastal town launched the careers of Morecambe and Wise, attracted stars as big as Sinatra and is still the spiritual home of the likes of Ken Dodd, Cannon and Ball and many others. A town through the eyes of the people who played there.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 26th December 2012 at 8pm on BBC Two
Episode length
1 hour