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Stories Set in Manchester
Cotton mills, football temples and the label that sold Joy Division to the world: Manchester keeps reinventing England's north in its own image. 24 Hour Party People bottles the Factory Records years; Life on Mars policed the seventies version. Open Manchester on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Manchester on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Manchester
Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.
Browse 19 books, 57 movies and 4 TV shows set in Manchester.
One Love Manchester
Live coverage of the concert set up by Ariana Grande at Old Trafford cricket ground to benefit those affected by the May 2017 Manchester bomb attack. Performers include Ariana Grande Justin Bieber Coldplay Katy Perry…
24 Hour Party People
Manchester 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols he persuades his station…
Supersonic
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable raw and moving film shines a light on one of the…
Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack
A documentary on the events when a bomb went off at the Ariana Grande concert.
Human Garbage
A look at the homeless problem in Manchester
A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live
The Busted Live DVD A Ticket For Everyone follows the Live CD album of the same name and features concert footage of all the band's hits from their previous 2 million-selling studio albums Busted & A Present For…
Chelsea FC - Season Review 2004/05
As Frank Lampard rounded the Bolton keeper and stroked in Chelsea's second goal the dream had been achieved and the Blue flag was flying high. "Chelsea Barclays Premier League Champions 2005". For the first time in 50…
Life on Mars
A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come…
Queer as Folk
Stuart Jones has got it all. He's rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention. He can be forgiven the arrogance because he's pretty close to perfection. His best mate Vince Tyler is funny, adorable and…
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
After 6 years of brutal murders the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant…
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