16 nostalgic scenes of much-loved soap stars on location in Blackpool - including Eastenders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks
By Claire Lark
Published 8th Nov 2022, 09:07 BST
Blackpool’s wonderful seaside location has long been associated with soap-land.
From holiday storylines for the nation’s best loved soap families to it being the setting for teen runaways and lovers’ weekends away, soap writers have used the lure of Blackpool’s bright lights for some of their most memorable episodes. These photos mostly show filming on location as well as actors in Blackpool on other occasions. They are pure TV nostalgia.
The grand opening of the new Funny Girls on Dickson Road in the former Odeon building, Coronation Street's Candice, played by Blackpool's own Nikki Sanderson and Sarah-Louise Platt - played by Tina O'Brien Photo: Martin Bostock