24 Hour Party People DVD

Steve Coogan stars in this witty and compelling portrait of the eighties music scene as Tony Wilson: a TV presenter, who, inspired by the Sex Pistol's first Manchester gig, found the now famous Factory Records and the Hacienda nightclub. The bands he signs include Joy Division and the Happy Mondays - who became the seminal artists of their time - whilst the Hacienda transforms Manchester - a declining industrial city into "Mad-chester" - the place to be. However, as the debts soar and the hangovers rocket, things begin to get completely out of hand... Comedian Steve Coogan is brilliantly cast as the wry Wilson, struggling to hold it all together in a world of vice and angst-ridden geniuses. The fabulous soundtrack includes hits from The Happy Mondays, New Order and Joy Division.

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