Manchester
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Manchester was a city in the north-west of England. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"]) It was located north-east of Liverpool and south-west of Leeds. (TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])
The Trafford Centre was located in the North of Manchester, and Levenshulme was located in the South. (PROSE: The Wickerwork Man [+]Loading...["The Wickerwork Man (short story)"])
By the 25th century, it was known as Mancopolis. (COMIC: Mancopolis (part two) [+]Loading...{"part":"Two","1":"Mancopolis (comic story)"})
History
19th century
In August 1819, the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka visited Manchester. They were present for the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August of that year. The Doctor described the events as "the darkest day" in Manchester's history. (AUDIO: The Peterloo Massacre [+]Loading...["The Peterloo Massacre (audio story)"])
In the summer of 1888, the steamer Elysium was launched (PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! [+]Loading...["Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)"]) in Manchester by the Princess Helena. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm [+]Loading...["Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)"])
20th century
In 1965, the Sixth Doctor was there with Melanie Bush for a brief, second encounter with the Wishing Beast. (AUDIO: The Vanity Box [+]Loading...["The Vanity Box (audio story)"])
In 1993, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan returned to Manchester. (PROSE: Goth Opera [+]Loading...["Goth Opera (novel)"])
21st century
In 2004, Iris Wildthyme and Panda visited Manchester. (PROSE: The Shape of Things [+]Loading...["The Shape of Things (short story)"])
On Christmas Eve 2004, Ruby Sunday was born at approximately 2PM, and was abandoned by her mother outside the church on Ruby Road by the stroke of midnight. The Fifteenth Doctor travelled back in time to negate a cracked timeline where Goblins abducted and ate Ruby, allowing Carla Sunday to adopt her and raise her in Manchester. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])
During the 2000s, Manchester was one of the main cities affected by the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of over 1,000 people within the UK. (AUDIO: The Longest Night [+]Loading...["The Longest Night (audio story)"])
Also during the 2000s, an ancient tree god known as Goomba got trapped within wicker garden furniture, taking the Doctor and Peter to defeat it. (PROSE: The Wickerwork Man [+]Loading...["The Wickerwork Man (short story)"])
Rose Tyler asked if the Ninth Doctor was from Manchester when he said he was "a long way from home". (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])
Gwen Cooper caught the train to Manchester Piccadilly in October 2007. (PROSE: Border Princes [+]Loading...["Border Princes (novel)"])
In the 2000s,[nb 1] there was a Combat 3000 game store in Manchester; at least one child, Jack, went missing after playing the game. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak [+]Loading...["Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)"])
In 2008, the Sixth Doctor twice visited the borough with Charley Pollard, on both occasions meeting D.I. Menzies. (AUDIO: The Condemned [+]Loading...["The Condemned (audio story)"], The Raincloud Man [+]Loading...["The Raincloud Man (audio story)"])
In the 2010s, the Manchester-based North West Historical Society began researching the crash of the Elysium. (PROSE: The North West Historical Society [+]Loading...["The North West Historical Society (feature)"])
By 2017, Paul Magrs and Jeremy lived together in Manchester. (PROSE: The Magrs Conundrum! [+]Loading...["The Magrs Conundrum! (short story)"])
By 2021, ELF Storage was located in Manchester. (TV: Eve of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Eve of the Daleks (TV story)"])
The Manchester Eagles were England's most successful football team of 2069. (PROSE: Space Freak! [+]Loading...["Space Freak! (short story)"])
25th century
By 2424, Manchester became known as Mancopolis, a "proud independent state"; it was a walled city spanning five hundred squared miles, from Wigan Watchpoint in the west and Old Oldham in the east. (COMIC: Mancopolis (part two) [+]Loading...{"part":"Two","1":"Mancopolis (comic story)"}) The city's economy began to collapse, with interest being high on their debt and the finances being drained. The city's mayor was Mary Mulberry, and, culturally, many buildings had been named after "legendary figures" in Manchester's history. (COMIC: Mancopolis (part one) [+]Loading...{"part":"One","1":"Mancopolis (comic story)"})
At 08:30AM at some point in 2424, Gerry pleaded with the mayor to be honest to the public about the economy, but she had him silenced as she deemed him a whistle-blower. An hour and fifteen minutes later, the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday arrive in the TARDIS, however they were quickly arrested by the Care Force for being "tram raiders". (COMIC: Mancopolis [+]Loading...["Mancopolis (comic story)"])
Legacy
There was a suite called the Manchester Suite aboard Platform One. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
Other references
Amy Pond once suggested that the Eleventh Doctor take her to King's Street in Manchester to go shopping. (COMIC: A Fairytale Life [+]Loading...["A Fairytale Life (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes
- Jackie Lane was born in Manchester.
- Producer Phil Collinson left Doctor Who in 2008 to become Head of Drama at BBC Manchester.
- Several behind the scenes figures — like John Simm, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis — have ties to the Life on Mars franchise, which is set in Manchester. The surname of Simm's character in the franchise, Sam Tyler, was inspired by Rose Tyler — a companion of the Tenth Doctor.
Footnotes
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