Manchester

Manchester was a city in the north of England. It was located north-east of Liverpool and south-west of Leeds. (TV: The Lie of the Land)
The Trafford Centre was located in the North of Manchester, and Levenshulme was located in the South. (PROSE: The Wickerwork Man)
By the 25th century, it was known as Mancopolis. (COMIC: )
== 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)
In the summer of 1888, the steamer Elysium was launched (PROSE: ) in Manchester by the Princess Helena. (PROSE: )
=== 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)
In 1993, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan returned to Manchester. (PROSE: Goth Opera)
=== 21st century ===
In 2004, Iris Wildthyme and Panda visited Manchester. (PROSE: The Shape of Things)
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: )
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)
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)
Rose Tyler asked if the Ninth Doctor was from Manchester when he said he was "a long way from home". (PROSE: Rose)
Gwen Cooper caught the train to Manchester Piccadilly in October 2007. (PROSE: Border Princes)
In the 2000s, there was a Combat 3000 game store in Manchester; at least one child, Jack, went missing after playing the game. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak)
In 2008, the Sixth Doctor twice visited the borough with Charley Pollard, on both occasions meeting D.I. Menzies. (AUDIO: The Condemned, The Raincloud Man)
In the 2010s, the Manchester-based North West Historical Society began researching the crash of the Elysium. (PROSE: The North West Historical Society)
By 2017, Paul Magrs and Jeremy lived together in Manchester. (PROSE: The Magrs Conundrum!)
By 2021, ELF Storage was located in Manchester. (TV: Eve of the Daleks)
=== 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: ) 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: )
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: )
=== Legacy ===
There was a suite called the Manchester Suite aboard Platform One. (TV: The End of the World)
== 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)
== 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 , which is set in Manchester. The surname of Simm's character in the franchise, , was inspired by Rose Tyler — a companion of the Tenth Doctor.
== Footnotes ==
 
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