Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays (2007)

Directed by Chris Rodley

Music, Documentary · 1h 30m

Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the Hacienda club. The label pioneered Britain's independent pop culture, creating a new Manchester and blowing a shed-load of money. Includes interviews with all the main players in the Factory story.

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Cast

John Simm Himself - Narrator (voice) Jellybean Benítez Himself Peter Hook Himself Stephen Morris Himself
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Paul Ryder Himself Shaun Ryder Himself Bernard Sumner Himself Tony Wilson Himself

Crew

Director
Chris Rodley

Details

Release date
2007-09-20
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Four