Queer As Folk: Celebrating 25 Years at New Century

Queer As Folk, Russell T Davies’s ground-breaking drama set in and around the Manchester gay scene, turns 25 years this year. Set in the 1990s, the drama documented the lives and loves of three young gay men – Stuart Allen Jones (Aidan Gillen), Vince Tyler (Craig Kelly) and Nathan Maloney (Charlie Hunnam). To celebrate the anniversary, the creators and stars of the show will take part in a special panel and Q&A as part of the inaugural Manchester Scene Festival. The event will focus on an hour-long conversation with creator Davies and producer Nicola Shindler. Alongside stories of the origins and creation of the show, this event will look at the impact the programme had on the TV landscape, and on people who were inspired by it to become their queer selves and even move to Manchester to live the life they saw on screen. After the panel, join the after party in New Century’s downstairs food-hall and bar, transformed for one night only into circa 1999 Canal Street.