There are those who love musicals and those who don't. The latter have a difficult time suspending disbelief when dramatic action suddenly is paused for a soaring song-and-dance routine. "Viva Blackpool" (just plain "Blackpool" in its native England, where it aired in November) is a genre hybrid: drama, mystery, satire, gangster, cop, comedy and musical.

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