Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

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2007-09-20

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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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

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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.

Released

2007-09-20

Runtime

90

Director

Chris Rodley

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Music

Documentary

Language

English

Production

BBC Four

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    John Simm

    John Simm
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    Jellybean Benítez

    Jellybean Benítez
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    Peter Hook

    Peter Hook
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    Stephen Morris

    Stephen Morris
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    Paul Ryder

    Paul Ryder
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    Shaun Ryder

    Shaun Ryder
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    Bernard Sumner

    Bernard Sumner
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    Tony Wilson

    Tony Wilson