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It begins with the punk rock era, and moves through the 1980s into the " Madchester " scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The main character is Tony Wilson, a news reporter for Granada Television and the head of Factory Records ( played by Steve Coogan ), and the narrative largely follows his career, while also covering the major Factory artists, especially Joy Division and New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and the Happy Mondays.