Hotpot Film Inspires Gold Blend Style Sequel

20th October 2009

Launched at the weekend  - A Gold Blend style sequel to J’aime La Tour: the award winning hit viral watched by millions of TV and YouTube viewers about a Lancashire lad and a chic French girl who fell in love in a Blackpool which cleverly stood in for Paris.

We were inundated by viewer requests to find out what happens to the ‘hot pot’ couple, much like the iconic Gold Blend TV love story that kept the nation enthralled exactly twenty years ago this year and so Blackpool is now attempting to recreate this success with the sequel of the love story of Valerie and Frank - released on YouTube

The film follows Valerie on an unforgettable night out which shows off some of the seaside destination’s most romantic nightspots. “Love, From Blackpool” takes a romantic view of the evening.

Helen France, executive director for tourism and regeneration says: “The first viral really made people think about Blackpool in a new light and made local heroes out of the characters. This new film not only carries on where the first one left off, but also shows visitors they can enjoy a romantic night out here. This new film shows the next stage of Valerie and Frank’s relationship and we hope it will be just as popular as the iconic coffee commercial.”

Mike Wilkinson, Chief Executive of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, said: “The fate of the Gold Blend couple kept us guessing for years but our hope is that this modern mini-drama will help reveal a new Blackpool through Frank and Valerie’s fresh eyes.”

The film was commissioned by visitBlackpool, the NWDA and Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, produced by SKV Communications and written by SKV’s Daniel Kennedy.

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