"The unbelievably true story of one man, one movement, the music and madness that was Manchester."

"[first lines] Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the latest craze sweeping the Pennines. I've got to be honest wit…"

"[First address to camera; after his hang-gliding news report] You’re gonna be seeing a lot more of that sort of thing…"

"[When caught receiving an act of oral sex from a prostitute by his wife Lindsay] It's not what it looks like, love!"

"[After Lindsay storms off when catching him with the prostitute; to Lindsay] I love you! [To the prostitute] Can you …"

"[To Lindsay, who's breaking up with him after Ian Curtis's death] Energy, energy? You don't know what energy is. That…"

"[To Peter Saville, about the tickets to the opening night of the Haçienda] They didn't hand out tickets to the Sermon…"

"[to his friends, about A Certain Ratio's surprising move to another genre] Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented.…"

"[About the Happy Mondays, and when Shaun Ryder is introduced to Bez] Every band needs its own special chemistry. And …"

"Steve Coogan - Tony Wilson"