Funland (2005): Cast & Plot
Funland is a 2005 mystery drama directed by Dearbhla Walsh and Susan Tully, starring Frances Barber, Philip Jackson and Ron Cook. It runs 5 hours 30 minutes.
- Runtime
- 5h 30m (330 min)
- Directors
- Dearbhla Walsh and Susan Tully
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Funland About?
The premise of Funland without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A BBC comedy‑thriller serial, produced by the BBC, follows a detective who travels to Blackpool to track down his mother’s murderer, with only flimsy clues. The series debuted on BBC Three from 23 October to 7 November 2005. Created by Jeremy Dyson and Simon Ashdown, it opens with a 50‑minute episode and continues with ten 30‑minute installments.
Funland Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- blackpool
- seedy
- married couple
- affair
- theme park
- prudish woman
- death
- criminal underworld
- sexual
- ensemble cast
- gun
- daughter
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- son
- absurdism
- eccentricity
- mayor
- public figure
- toupee
- deception
- northern england
- dark comedy
- revenge
- macabre
- corruption
- tower
- depraved
- offbeat
- pervert
- bald man
- hotel
- pregnancy
- policeman
- neo noir
- disabled
- grotesque
- town
- tourist
- risque humor
- ventriloquist
- threat
- sinister
- costume party
- key
- serial
- seaside
- falling to death
- wheelchair
- black humor
- town with a dark secret
- surrealism
Funland Cast & Characters
Frances Barber leads the cast, with Philip Jackson and Ron Cook. Directed by Dearbhla Walsh and Susan Tully; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Dearbhla Walsh
- Co-director Susan Tully
Also Starring in Funland
· 9 moreFunland Plot Summary
What happens in Funland from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 6-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A prudish couple, Dudley and Lola, arrive in Blackpool by bus from Stoke-on-Trent and check into a seedy boarding house run by the sinister Leo Finch. ” He believes a man connected to his mother’s murder is behind it all, and his chase leads him into a twisted web that begins at Finch’s boarding house and spirals through the town’s hidden underbelly. The key piece of the puzzle points toward a derelict church, once a sacred site, now repurposed as a nightclub called Sins, run by the scheming Shirley Woolf, a man’s man with a brutal streak and a wife who keeps watch over the family’s volatile fortunes.
Full summary
The whole story of Funland, scene by scene
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Movies Like Funland
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Funland, Blackpool and Murderland.
Funland FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Funland, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Funland?
Funland runs 5 hours 30 minutes (330 minutes).
Who directed Funland?
Funland was directed by Dearbhla Walsh and Susan Tully.
More films by Dearbhla Walsh Who is in the cast of Funland?
Funland stars Frances Barber, Philip Jackson and Ron Cook, among 13 credited actors.
Does Funland have a post-credit scene?
No. Funland has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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