Tales from Pleasure Beach | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Roger Williams |
Directed by | Edmund Coulthard |
Starring | |
Composer | The Fratelli Brothers |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Maggie Russell |
Producer | Madonna Baptiste |
Production locations | Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom |
Running time | 40 minutes |
Production company | Blast! Films |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 2 August 16 August 2001 | –
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Tales from Pleasure Beach is a British television drama series first broadcast on BBC Two between 2 and 16 August 2001. Written by Welsh playwright Roger Williams, the three episodes each feature a self-contained story against the backdrop of a seaside amusement park.
The series received a BAFTA Awards nomination for Best Drama Series, but was beaten to the award by Cold Feet.
Filmed at Coney Beach Amusement Park in Porthcawl, South Wales, and Aberavon, Port Talbot, the series included performances from Ruth Jones, Rachel Isaac, Eve Myles and Siwan Morris.