Murder on the Blackpool Express
Jason Cook Films is a series of comedy drama television films created by Jason Cook. Starring Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson, Nigel Havers, Una Stubbs, Griff Rhys Jones, Nina Wadia, Sheila Reid, Kimberley Nixon, Kevin Eldon , Mark Heap
| Jason Cook Films | |
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| Directed by | Simon Delaney |
| Produced by | Jim Poyser |
| Written by | Jason Cook |
| Starring | Johnny Vegas Sian Gibson Nigel Havers Una Stubbs Susie Blake Sheila Reid Kimberley Nixon Nina Wadia Griff Rhys Jones Katy Cavanagh Kevin Eldon |
Release date | 11 November 2017 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A sequel, Death on the Tyne, aired on Gold the following year, on 15 December 2018.
A third film Dial M for Middlesbrough aired on Gold on 14 December 2019.
Synopsis
When a murder mystery tour goes horribly wrong with a murder of an OAP, it is up to the coach driver to solve the murder before all of the passengers are killed. It is one of Gold's most watched programs reaching 1.242 million people[1]
Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Duration | UK viewers (million)[2] |
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| 1 | "Murder on the Blackpool Express" | Simon Delaney | Jason Cook | 11 November 2017 | 92 minutes | 1.82 |
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The story follows Terry, the despondent driver of the coach who's stuck in a rut. He has no goal or passions, apart from an unrequited love interest in tour organiser, Gemma. But everything changes when an OAP dies under suspicious circumstances and Terry suspects something sinister is afoot. Soon the number of passengers has seriously dwindled and Terry feels compelled to solve the mystery and save Gemma's business; hopefully winning her love in the process. With everyone a suspect and a potential next victim, can Terry and Gemma keep the group together, address their burgeoning attraction for each other, fend off the police, and make it to Blackpool Tower with their lives intact? | ||||||
| 2 | "Death on the Tyne" | Ed Bye | Jason Cook | 15 December 2018 | 91 minutes | 1.25 |
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Terry and Gemma promise to take Mildred and her care home friends, including Hilda and Colleen on an Amsterdam cruise adventure across the Tyne. They're welcomed aboard the Empress of the Tyne by ageing lothario Captain Jack and his motley crew - Cruise Director Denise, First Officer Justin Valentine, DJ Bobby, ex-pianist Alan, barmaid Tracy and self-obsessed cabaret singer Emily. It's not long before things start to go awry in the most puzzling mystery the Tyne has ever seen. | ||||||
| 3 | "Dial M for Middlesbrough" | Ed Bye | Jason Cook | 14 December 2019 | 92 minutes | 2.10 |
| The next outing sees the coach break down in the middle of nowhere - or to be specific, just outside Middlesbrough, in the middle of a fierce thunderstorm. Will our heroes survive the horrors of their enforced 'extra stop' - the sinister and dilapidated Shady Creek Caravan Park? | ||||||
Cast
- Johnny Vegas as Terry
- Sian Gibson as Gemma Draper
- Susie Blake as Marge Grimshaw
- Una Stubbs as Peggy
- Sheila Reid as Mildred
- Kimberley Nixon as Laura Bishop
- Nina Wadia as Moira Colliston
- Nigel Havers as Doc
- Kevin Eldon as Kevin
- Mark Heap as Graham
- Katy Cavanagh as Grace
- Matthew Cottle as George
- Javone Prince as Ben
- Griff Rhys Jones as David
- Jason Cook as Arcade Attendant
- Layla Cook as Young Laura Bishop
- Catherine Harvey as Mary
- Steve Brody as Barry
- Peter Singh as PC Collins
- Chris Anderson as Medic 1
- Chris Ramsey as Medic 2
References
- https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-10/
- "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007.