Tony Wilson
Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilson was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. As the head of Factory Records and one of the owners of the infamous Hacienda nightclub, Wilson was the man behind some of Manchester's most successful bands and was known as Mr Manchester. His day job as a broadcaster saw him present programmes such as regional news show Granada Reports, music showcase So It Goes, World in Action, After Dark, Remote Control, Granada Upfront and the Politics Show to name but a few. His role in the music industry formed the basis of Michael Winterbottom's acclaimed film 24 Hour Party People.
24 Hour Party People
as Wheel of Fortune DirectorManchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for...
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A Cock and Bull Story
as Tony WilsonSteve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the...
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The Smiths: Under Review
as uncreditedThis in-depth retrospective surveys the history and music of the Smiths via interviews with the...
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Joy Division
as SelfA chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
as HimselfDocumentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record...
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self (Archive Footage)The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey...
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New Order: Decades
as Self (archive footage)Part concert, part documentary, this film follows the band’s preparations in the re-staging of...
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New Order Story
as SelfRising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New...
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The Summer of Rave, 1989
as SelfIn the final days of the yuppie decade, the summer of ’89 saw a new type of youth rebellion rip...
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The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
as HimselfA 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E...
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Occupy!
as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)Bill Nighy, Pete Postlewaite and (briefly) Julie Walters, then all of the Everyman Theatre...
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Funny Up North
as HimselfDocumentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle,...
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Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
as InterviewerDirector Bill Keating built a programme around following Rory through a day of his short 1972...
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Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
as SelfShadowplayers is a two hour documentary film by James Nice tracing the early history of iconic...
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The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
as uncreditedShowing for the first time how it all came together and what made it so great, the film is all...
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Factory: Play at Home
as SelfAn examination into Factory Records. The members of New Order interview founders Tony Wilson and...
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The Alcohol Years
as HimselfCarol Morley returns to Manchester, where in the early 1980s, five years of her life were lost...
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Madchester: The Sound of the North
as SelfExploring the 'Madchester' music phenomena of the late '80s and early '90s. The band Northside...
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New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
as HimselfNew Order filmed live in concert in Tokyo, May 2nd 1985
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Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
as HimselfHere is the movie for all the Clever Trevors and Billericay Dickies out there! A stunning and...
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Inside No. 9
as Uncredited, 'Granada Reports' footageAn anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as SelfNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show...
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Banned in the UK
as SelfFour-part series demonstrating different kinds of censorship, such as censorship by the...
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