

Funland
2005-10-23 · 30 min / episode · ★ 6.2
Carter Krantz arrives in Blackpool to investigate the murder of his mother. He gets a job in the local strip club, and soon realises that the town has many dark secrets and that the killer may even be his boss – the club's owner.
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- Jeremy Dyson, Simon Ashdown
- Production companies
- BBC Comedy
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Ended
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Daniel MaysCarter Krantz
Ian Puleston-DaviesShirley Woolf
Sarah SmartLola Sutton
Kris MarshallDudley Sutton
Judy ParfittMercy Woolf
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