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Stories Set in Cardiff
Castle, bay and choir-song capital: Cardiff rebuilt its docks into a capital's waterfront and the BBC moved Doctor Who in. Aliens land here weekly. Torchwood rifted through it. Open Cardiff on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Cardiff on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Cardiff
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Browse 5 books, 8 movies and 1 TV show set in Cardiff.
Torchwood
The exploits a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
Human Traffic
Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff Wales.
Don't Knock Twice
A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.
Tiger Bay
In Tiger Bay the docklands of Cardiff rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the…
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff is a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT UK brand. It took place on August 31 2019 at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Cardiff Wales and was streamed live…
Lee Evans: XL Tour Live 2005
Comedy antics of Lee Evans on his live stand-up tour in Cardiff Wales.
Prevenge
A pregnant widow believing herself to be guided by her unborn child embarks on a homicidal rampage.
A Way of Life
At 17 Leigh-Anne Williams has a six month old baby to look after with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A neighbour (actually from Turkey) across the street becomes target…
Anything Goes
From his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his starring role in the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood, this memoir traces the life and career of actor John Barrowman. John made a name for himself with…
I Will Save You
Kidd is running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, and there’s nothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn’t belong at the beach where he works either, unless he finds a reason to stay. Olivia is…
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