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Stories Set in Liverpool
Four lads, one ferry and a cathedral with two ends: Liverpool exported the Beatles and imported everything else through its docks. Its stories sing even when they cry. Yesterday and Across the Universe both ride the myth. Open Liverpool on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Liverpool on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Liverpool
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Browse 15 books, 42 movies and 1 game set in Liverpool.

Yesterday
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend Ellie. After a freak bus accident…

Across the Universe
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy who joins the growing…

The Beatles Anthology
This extraordinary project has been made possible because Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr have agreed to tell their combined story especially for this book. Together with Yoko Ono Lennon, they have also…

Nowhere Boy
The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two…

Yellow Submarine
The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.

Make Us Dream
Steven Gerrard became perhaps the greatest player in the history of Liverpool FC but did so when success and trophies were declining. It became his personal mission to lift the famous club back to the top. That loyalty…

Millions
Two boys still grieving the death of their mother find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to…

The 51st State
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

The Long Day Closes
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another…

Help
Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then in March 2020 the Coronavirus pandemic hits.
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