A series of films on the way we live now.
Dancing in the Rain
To the boarding-houses of Blackpool, buffeted by howling winds and high seas, come 700 hopeful couples with one thing in common - a passion for dancing.
Competing in the most important ballroom dancing championships of the year are a 6ft 4in plumber, a 56-year-old gas fitter, a well-proportioned secretary from the Ministry of Defence, two shop assistants from a smart London store, and a teenage couple still at school. They're all tough, fit and determined; prepared to sacrifice all for a sport that can cost well over E3,000 a year.
It is an evening of excitement, tension and humour in which much is at stake, with moments of high drama for couples who, for a whole year, have dreamt about 'winning at Blackpool'. Narrator Ian Holm
Photography ARTHUR SMITH
Sound recordist GEOFF TOOKEY Film editor GRAHAM SHIPPAM Director JENNY BARRACLOUGH Editor EDWARD MIRZOEFF
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