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.
Cast
The Smiths: Under Review
Unknown
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
Himself
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Self
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Self
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Narrator (voice)
A Cock and Bull Story
Tony Wilson
Manchester Passion
Himself
24 Hour Party People
Wheel of Fortune Director
The Alcohol Years
Himself
Joy Division
Self
Occupy!
Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
New Order Story
Self
The Frontline
Himself, Reporter at Siege
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
Unknown
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Himself
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
Factory: Play at Home
Self
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Himself
New Order: Decades
Self (archive footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Self (Archive Footage)
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Self
Funny Up North
Himself
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Interviewer
That Tony Wilson
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
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