Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Manchester England, England (across the Atlantic Sea)

So movie buffs and culture vultures, Manchester and its environs appears in everything from plays about naked hippies to Anime. Do you know these...

1) A recent steam punk Anime starts in Manchester of the 1860's before moving the adventure to London.

2) Boyle horror flick where a month after a biological disaster people are seeking refuge in Manchester.

3) Many times on stage, and filmed once, this play was a reaction to Vietnam. The song Manchester England, England comes from this tune.

4) Scouser Jimmy McGovern set a couple of short run TV series here, classic British Northern working class drama with the likes of Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks etc.

5) Alcoholic, gambling womanizer, Fitz, tried to shrink Manchester in this 90's cop drama.

6) After "Softly Softly" British police dramas picked up the pace with this long running hit.

7) Sounds like a Bowie song, but was a time travelling cop show.

8) Which London based soap, competitor to East Enders, was filmed in Manchester?

9) Jeremy Brett's famed detective actually found his home street in the Granada back lot.

10) Which intergalactic smeg heads were filmed at BBC Manchester?

Answers should be written on a sealed envelope, and placed in the bottom of a large plant pot for six months.

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