From There to Here
Created by Peter Bowker, From There to Here is set in the aftermath of the 1996 Arndale bombing and follows Daniel Cotton, a Manchester family man who is torn between the life he wants and the life he could have.
This is a funny, characterful and moving drama about a man whose life is rocked to the core – a family saga which begins in Manchester in the summer of 1996, on the day when an IRA bomb exploded in the city centre. The story spans the four years that changed Manchester and the country forever; from ‘Football’s Coming Home’ in 1996, to New Labour sweeping to power in 1997, and finally to the hangover after the Millennium celebrations of 2000.
Against the feel-good backdrop of Euro 96, it maps the emotional shockwaves generated by that bomb in the lives of two parallel families from different sides of the tracks.
This is a funny, characterful and moving drama about a man whose life is rocked to the core – a family saga which begins in Manchester in the summer of 1996, on the day when an IRA bomb exploded in the city centre. The story spans the four years that changed Manchester and the country forever; from ‘Football’s Coming Home’ in 1996, to New Labour sweeping to power in 1997, and finally to the hangover after the Millennium celebrations of 2000.
Against the feel-good backdrop of Euro 96, it maps the emotional shockwaves generated by that bomb in the lives of two parallel families from different sides of the tracks.
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Daniel Cotton
Daniel is managing director and co-owner with his father of the family sweet business, Cottons Confectionery. A happily married man with two grown-up children, he is, however, caught up in the rift between his father Samuel and brother Robbo, a rift he is trying to heal on the day of the England v Scotland match in Euro 1996. Adopted by Samuel at an early age, he finds himself going back to a place he recognises from long ago… A man feeling trapped by pressure whose world is thrown into disarray…
Daniel Cotton
Daniel is managing director and co-owner with his father of the family sweet business, Cottons Confectionery. A happily married man with two grown-up children, he is, however, caught up in the rift between his father Samuel and brother Robbo, a rift he is trying to heal on the day of the England v Scotland match in Euro 1996. Adopted by Samuel at an early age, he finds himself going back to a place he recognises from long ago… A man feeling trapped by pressure whose world is thrown into disarray…
Episode Guide
View our episode guide for detailed information about the three separate episodes.
View our episode guide for detailed information about the three separate episodes.
Media
We have an extensive (and continually expanding) media library for From There to Here
We have an extensive (and continually expanding) media library for From There to Here
Trivia
- Produced by Kudos; the company behind Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes
- This show reunites Phil with Liz White (Life on Mars), Saskia Reeves (Island at War) and Daniel Rigby (Big School)
Locations
Filming took place in and around Manchester. Some specific locations are as follows:
Outside of the Arndale Shopping Centre: Hilton House, Hilton Street. (map)
With the Arndale Centre having been redeveloped after the bombing and looking very different today, the producer chose this former office block to stand in for the real thing. As you'll see from some of the promotional photos, the film crew painstakingly recreated the devastation that occurred on that day in Aug 1996. Located in the Northern Quarter, Hilton House is currently unoccupied and up for sale. Avid Phil fans fans may recognise this location - it was used as Moston Technical College in Life on Mars 1x07.
Filming took place in and around Manchester. Some specific locations are as follows:
Outside of the Arndale Shopping Centre: Hilton House, Hilton Street. (map)
With the Arndale Centre having been redeveloped after the bombing and looking very different today, the producer chose this former office block to stand in for the real thing. As you'll see from some of the promotional photos, the film crew painstakingly recreated the devastation that occurred on that day in Aug 1996. Located in the Northern Quarter, Hilton House is currently unoccupied and up for sale. Avid Phil fans fans may recognise this location - it was used as Moston Technical College in Life on Mars 1x07.
Cafe: The Koffee Pot, Hilton Street (map)
Billed as the home of the best Full English in town, the Koffee Pot is where the city's creative types and bands head to when in need of a post-hangover fry-up. Breakfast and a brew come in at a fiver, and many say once you're sat in one of the wooden booths you find it hard to leave.
Billed as the home of the best Full English in town, the Koffee Pot is where the city's creative types and bands head to when in need of a post-hangover fry-up. Breakfast and a brew come in at a fiver, and many say once you're sat in one of the wooden booths you find it hard to leave.
Factory: Santus Toffee Works, Wigan (map)
The home of 'Uncle Joe's Mint Balls', the Dorning St works are used as Daniel Cotton's sweet factory.
The home of 'Uncle Joe's Mint Balls', the Dorning St works are used as Daniel Cotton's sweet factory.
