Film
You know the fella: wore a big papier-mâché head, called himself Frank Sidebottom and was played by Michael Fassbender in Frank.
Now the story of this ’80s and ’90s Manchester scene staple is told in this new documentary, with contributions from the likes of Johnny Vegas, Jon Ronson, John Cooper Clarke and Ross Noble.
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