Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

90 mins | Documentary, Music | Sept. 20, 2007

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.

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

90 mins | Documentary, Music | Sept. 20, 2007

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers BBC Four
Original title Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Directors Chris Rodley
Writers

Cast

John Simm

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Peter Hook

as Himself

Stephen Morris

as Himself

Paul Ryder

as Himself

Shaun Ryder

as Himself

Bernard Sumner

as Himself

Tony Wilson

as Himself