Synopsis
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter ChelsomWriter
- Peter ChelsomDirector
- Peter FlanneryWriter
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Oliver PlattTommy Fawkes
- Jerry LewisGeorge Fawkes
- Lee EvansJack Parker
- Leslie CaronKatie Parker
- Richard GriffithsJim Minty
- Oliver ReedDolly Hopkins
- George CarlThomas Parker
- Freddie DaviesBruno Parker
- Ruta LeeLaura Fawkes
- Ian McNeiceStanley Sharkey
- William HootkinsAl
- Terence RigbyBilly Mann
Stills
Themes
comedianblackpoolaspiring comedian