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A murder is committed in a Blackpool games arcade, and the resulting investigation will tear apart the lives of everyone involved -- Ripley Holden (David Morrissey), the bullying, luck-obsessed arcade owner; his shy, insecure trophy wife Natalie (Sarah Parish); the manipulative but charming and sweet-natured investigating detective Peter Carlisle ([[David Tennant]]), and Ripley and Natalie's children, the self-destructive and awkward Danny (Thomas Morrison) and spoilt daddy's girl Shyanne (Georgia Taylor). Ripley finds his life gradually self-destructing under the pressure of the investigation, his failing plans to transform Blackpool into a Las Vegas-style gambling mecca, and his daughter's fiance, an old face from his past whose renewed presence in his life awakens long-forgotten demons, whilst his nemesis Carlisle, who has taken an instant dislike to Ripley, finds his plans to secure Ripley's guilt in the murder scuttled when he finds himself falling desperately in love with Natalie.
Sound like an average crime drama? Think again. Not only does ''[[Blackpool]]'' contain more than a little bit of dark humour and [[Character Development]] and complexity, but it's also a [[The Musical|Musical]]; the characters will often spontaneously break into surreal song and dance routines, singing along to the (actual) pop songs that form the soundtrack of the series and reflect the feelings of the characters and events that are occurring on screen; for example, a drug dealer is arrested in a dance routine choreographed to 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' by The Smiths.
The original series was broadcast on [[The BBC]] in 2004, with a one-off sequel, ''Viva Blackpool!'', shown in 2006 (''Viva Blackpool'' was also the title given to the original series on it's broadcast in the United States).
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Hugh Jackman made an American version in 2007 called ''Viva Laughlin'' that was [[Short Runners|canceled after two episodes.]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Accidental Murder]]}}
* [[Anti-Hero]]
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* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Carlisle's outfit of choice.
* [[Bathtub Bonding]]
* [[Be
* [[Big Eater]]: D.I. Carlisle
** {{spoiler|Unless he's heartbroken at the time.}} The look of absolute shock on D.C. Blythe's face when Carlisle refuses a doughnut says it all.
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* [[Good Adultery, Bad Adultery]]
* [[Grey and Grey Morality]]: Very much so. {{spoiler|Ripley Holden, initially a violent, vulgar bully, turns out to be a vulgar bully who hasn't committed any of the violent crimes he's been accused of, and who genuinely loves his family and does what's best for them. Carlisle, on the other hand, tries to do some very questionable things.}}
* [[Hooker
* [[Hypocritical Humour]]: Ripley reacts very poorly to learning of Natalie's infidelity. When he's sulking about it in the wedding car on the way to Shyanne's wedding, she points out that it's not like he's been able to keep his dick in his pants much since they were married.
* [[I Kiss Your Foot]]
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Ripley Holden. And how.
** {{spoiler|[[Jerk
* [[Love Triangle]]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|Carlisle}} has a mild case of this.
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