A young, bare-knuckle boxer Craig moves from Blackpool to London, where he falls for a twenty-something music producer, Matt. Trouble ensues when shy, awkward Craig tries squeezing into Matt's glib lifestyle and Matt's scheming boss tries to break up the couple.
A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach resort.
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II is a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT UK brand. It takes place at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England and is the third event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.
Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.
Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.
A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Rides, boxing booths, and a dog-faced monkey keep on moving as the travelling fair hits Mitcham and Stratford-upon-Avon, with a look in at Blackpool.
The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.
Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.
An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.
Rene Jenkins thought she had it all: a great marriage, career, son, and an amazing husband. Until life takes a turn for the worse. Abused, betrayed, and mistreated, Rene must choose to continue to live in fear, or fight for her life.
Three African American fathers facing the struggles of everyday life while living with the societal misconceptions that plagues the outlook of who they really are.
Bold and authentic drama set at an elite school where the lines of sexual consent are dangerously blurred. When a serious accusation is made against 'one of their own', how will the school react?
The story of the happy couple Aneli and Anton Angarovych. They love each other, love their children and are ready for anything for the well-being of their family hearth. For this reason, Anton gave five years of his life to the service in Bosnia. Anelya solved this problem in her own way: in order to save the dignity and honor of her family, which she tarnished by participating in criminal cases, she committed suicide.
Three boys are growing up in Israel and the Palestinian territories, right next to each other, in completely different worlds. We follow them over the course of a year, through adolescence. We watch as they experience life in promiscuous Tel Aviv, in the religious ideology of a Jewish settlement and in the occupied city of Hebron, where Israeli soldiers are in control. One year of trials and tribulations of three sixteen year old boys. They try to fulfill their teenage dreams in an environment of violence and sometimes war.
The surreal story of a young woman who, through interacting with a mysterious, crying stranger at the grocery store, comes to realize her own sadness.
Amar, the eldest of four siblings, works hard in order to provide a better life for his younger brothers and sisters. However, his life falls apart when his younger sister meets with an accident and becomes blind. How will Amar and his family deal with this catastrophe?