Away

Jun 22, 2016

1h 50m

★ 6.2

Two fractured souls. A million blinding lights.

Overview

A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who form an unlikely friendship.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gateway Films

Away Trailers

Cast

Joseph

Timothy Spall

Ria

Juno Temple

Kaz

Hayley Squires

Dex

Matt Ryan

Angie

Susan Lynch

Tanya

Joanna Roth

Landlord

Terry Stone

Col

Tony Pitts

Damo

Reece Noi

Carol

Melanie Clare

Kindly Waitress

Liz Hulme Davison

Cafe Worker

Adam Riley

Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.

6.5

Funny Bones

Sep 20, 1995

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.

4.8

The Harry Hill Movie

Dec 20, 2013

Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.

6.0

Funny Up North

Jul 23, 2011

Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.

0.0

Fight for the F.A. Cup

Mar 1, 1963

The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.

0.0

Spotlight at the Fair

Jun 1, 1951

Rides, boxing booths, and a dog-faced monkey keep on moving as the travelling fair hits Mitcham and Stratford-upon-Avon, with a look in at Blackpool.

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6.7

Holiday

Jul 20, 1957

Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.

0.0

Blackpool Promenade

Jan 1, 1924

This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.

0.0

Blackpool, Harden and Grange-over-Sands

Aug 15, 1968

A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.

0.0

Happy Sea Side Holidays

Aug 1, 1956

An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.

6.3

Ugolin

Jan 16, 1953

Manon has blocked the spring that feeds the village, whose inhabitants she hates. They gradually become aware of the evil they have done to her and try to obtain her forgiveness…

0.0

The Trade of Sin

Oct 10, 1972

A fisherman living with his wife peacefully finds some ancient statues whilst diving, and he contacts his old partner, a small time crook in order to smuggle it. His friend visits him at home with his girlfriend and problems begin.

0.0

Whites

Sep 10, 2010

Comedy series set in the kitchen of a country house hotel, following the trials and tribulations of head chef Roland White and his long suffering sous chef Bib.

0.0

Zeta

Invalid Date

Five former Spanish spies, who, decades ago, participated in a secret operation in Colombia, are assassinated at the same time in different parts of the world.

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0.0

Emergency Exit

Invalid Date

It tells how 14 characters travel in a mysterious vehicle that they cannot easily get out of. Along the way, they fabricate about their identity and travel through unreal landscapes on a journey between life and death, sleep and wakefulness. According to the synopsis, "a tragicomedy with no certainties".

0.0

AALO The Light

Dec 1, 2021

MOTHER and DAUGHTER are left alone in the house to navigate the grief of SON’s unnatural disappearance. As they slowly start descending into delirium, DAUGHTER tries to emulate behavioural traits of he brother, where as MOTHER starts talking to the LIGHT. It becomes DAUGHTER’s responsibility to stop mother from meeting the same fate as SON while dealing with her sorrows.