Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Tockinit not horrible nor great

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

jamn6 I was pleasantly surprised by this TV show, after purchasing the DVD we could not stop watching the complete series. From the first minute with the family singing viva las Vegas, we were in there and away.Brilliant acting from all especially the great David Morrissey,David Tennant and Sarah Parish What a wonderful near on 6 hours of laughter and suspense we had.My question is can any one name any other shows similar to Blackpool?I have just purchased Sex Chips and Rock and Roll along with Funland, are we in the right direction and any others?The Singing Detective with Michael Gambon was in a similar genre.Thanks for your help from Australia

ohfair1 Living in the US, we get BBCA. There are a lot of things that I'm sure are omitted due to the industry laws here. However, I love singing movies from the 'golden era' and have missed musicals. I wouldn't call this mini-series a musical, however I was really pleased that it had music in it. I missed the 1st episode and my 1-year old child loves the opening song of the 2nd episode. I can't find it showing again and it's not available on DVD on anywhere that I've looked. It can be a bit cheesy sometimes, but I don't really care. I love music, all sorts of it. If it makes my baby girl happy, it makes me happy too! David Tennant really carried the show for me. He had to be pointed out to me when he was in Harry Potter's new movie, but he's such a great actor and this show was the first time I ever saw him. Good luck to him and his future career. I'd love to see him and Robson Green in a show together. If it hasn't already happened... Sincerely, Meagan

fredsawy I have to say when I first heard about "Viva Blackpool" I was very curious to see it. I missed the first episode and was upset but thank goodness BBC America showed a repeat of it a few days later the night before episode 2 so I taped both and watched the first two episodes back to back.I'll admit that when I first started watching it I was thinking "Ok maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all." But somewhere between that thought and the first 20 minutes of the show I got drawn in and found I couldn't wait to get to the second episode on the tape.It's slow moving at the start but once it kicks in it grabs hold of you and won't let go. I couldn't wait for the next week's episode and once it came I was never disappointed.Each episode ends with a brilliant cliffhanger done with a brilliantly done stage and well chosen song that fits the situation and mood. "These Boots Are Made for Walking", "Knock, Knock Who's there" just to name a few. Also the way all the songs through out the show are all staged you see how the lyrics really fits each and every character with what's not only going on with them, but all the small sub plots of the show as well. All perform them with great emotion and bring the lyrics to life and you can feel their pain, anger, joy , fright and love.The ending of the story is very well done I think and brought a few feeling good type of tears to my eyes as I sat and watched the show ended set to Burt Bacharach's beautifully done "Alway's something there to remind me." I've kept each episode on tape till it comes out on DVD here in the states. Which I hope will be very soon.

Wes Jones This show was one of the best things i have EVER seen (and coming from me, thats saying something). The cast was an inspired choice, the script and dialogue was excellent and the songs were amazing! David Morrissey is an excellent choice to play Ripley Holden, he fits the role perfectly as the mysterious arcade owner who believes in luck - LOTS of luck. Before Blackpool, I was no fan of Sarah Parish, but her acting in this is great, she is believable as Ripleys wife/Carlisle's lover. Speaking of Carlisle, David Tennant MADE that role his own, playing it to perfection.All the cast are multi-talented because not only did they act IMPRESSIVELY, they actually sang the songs featured in the series, and performed their dance routines. This gives me a new-found respect for all the performers because it must be hard to do what they did on a daily basis.All in all, an excellent show. If you haven't seen it, WHY?!?