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“We do things differently here”: the long afterlife of 24 Hour Party People and its modern myth of Manchester

Twenty-four years after 24 Hour Party People first put Factory Records on screen, Steve Coogan, Michael Winterbottom, Oli Wilson and New Order drummer Stephen Morris reflect on how a film about Manchester’s past became one of the defining stories the city tells about itself.

By Farran Golding

“We do things differently here”: the long afterlife of 24 Hour Party People and its modern myth of Manchester
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Andrew Scott returns to the BFI London Film Festival with his new film Elsinore and visits BFI Southbank to reflect on his career.

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