Anarchy in Manchester: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This six-part series takes a nostalgic look at the vibrant music scene of the late 1970s by recovering the unique, and largely unseen, performances filmed for Granada TV's series So It Goes, the popular magazine show fronted by the iconic Tony Wilson, later co-founder of Factory Records and founder and manager of The Hacienda nightclub. Great raw performances from the likes of The Jam, Iggy Pop and Elvis Costello are complemented by quirky contextual archive footage from the time and graphics providing information about the songs, the bands and what became of their members.

Series details

• Title: Anarchy in Manchester
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2014-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Arts
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29373
• TVDB ID: 289478

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-10-03; final listed air date 2014-11-07; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Anarchy in Manchester on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.