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Stories Set in Sheffield
Steel, snow and dole queues: Sheffield's industrial collapse became the defining British social drama of the nineties. Laughter was the survival strategy. The Full Monty stripped for it; Threads burned it down. Open Sheffield on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 2 books and 12 movies set in Sheffield.

The Full Monty
Sheffield England. Gaz a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.

Four Lions
A group of Muslim men living in Sheffield hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers.

Threads
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Jamie is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his…

Ali & Ava
Sparks fly after Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness while Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humour…

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 was an event produced by World Wrestling Federation. It took place on April 11 1993 at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield England.

Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets
Pulp found fame on the world stage in the 1990s with anthems including ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000’. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a…

Hillsborough
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989 when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium.…

Gary Moore: Live at Monsters of Rock
Gary Moore and band playing songs from his hard rock years during the Monsters of Rock tour. Filmed on May 21st 2003 at the Sheffield Hallam FM Arena.

Looks and Smiles
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick a well-meaning youth in Sheffield who has unlike Dickens' Pip no expectations. Mick lives with his parents works on his motorbike looks for…
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