Kitsch and Avant-garde Television in Blackpool (Peter Bowker, BBC, 2004) by Nicole Cloarec

“…Set in “Britain’s largest, busiest and best-publicised popular resort”, the six-episode television drama refers to the city’s attempts to create the “Las Vegas of the North” as well as to Elvis Presley’s famous song which opens the first episode. While mixing generic reference points such as the detective thriller, melodrama and the musical, Blackpool’s most notable achievement is its extensive and highly original use of popular songs. …”
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