Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… a television presenter turned record producer. Tony has a flair for presentation, whether it be for himself or for the bands that he helped make famous. He is a man who feeds off raw energy, and where else better to find raw energy than the punk and new wave music that was lighting up Manchester, England, in the early ‘80s. But it’s not just the music that invigorates Tony – his weakness for sex and drugs is just as strong as his need for rock n’ roll.
Personality…. irreverent, vain, and flat-out goofy. Though Tony is significantly older than his punk-rock friends, he isn’t worried about being the coolest guy in the room – which makes him cooler. He’ll wear a suit to a gig, but he won’t hesitate to rip it off on the dance floor.
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Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mondays, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be.
