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MancMade® Productions is an Independent Film, TV, Audio Drama, Podcast & Theatre Production Company.
We Champion New Writing and Actively Support Emerging Acting Talent from Manchester and the North of England
Manchester was a big part of my life for a long time, and I grew to love the kind of smart, committed, creative underground there. The MancMade people are today’s version, and a friend tipped me off about a project they had, called The Visit, which looked like it could be a real jewel, sharp, complex and emotionally resonant, and I wanted to get involved, and I’m delighted they let me.
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The Visit Short Film is a fictional story based around the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996, shot on location in and around Manchester City Centre, written and produced by Paul Ludden.
The Visit is Exec-Produced by author Lee Child and stars Cal MacAninch. It is directed by Jake Murray.
Cal plays Tommy McDaid, for the purpose of The Visit, a fictional character and one of the two bombers (neither were ever caught) who drove the huge lorry bomb into the city centre. We follow him as he returns to the city for the first time, 25 years since that fateful day back in 1996.

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Gone Fishing.
Men of a certain age will generally talk about anything rather than about their mental health.
Ben and Pete are no different.. Two middle aged mates on their first fishing trip without their friend Marko, whose recent, totally unexpected death was a huge shock to them both.
Even the crazy stories, dark humour and piss taking can’t stop them opening up in a way they never expected.

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The lore and mythology of Manchester’s musical history fuses with terrifying fiction in this “psychogeographic” horror story set in the city’s more secret corners…..

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Kisses in the Dark. 7 Episode Event Audio Drama Series.
Charted* in over 36 countries around the world, No1 in 7.
A contemporary Gothic horror tale set against the bright lights of Blackpool, a supernatural killer is at work and a dark and dangerous love affair begins…
A sinister, disturbingly romantic seven part podcast drama written by Marty Ross (Audible’s Oliver Twist and The Darkwater Bride) and starring Con O’Neill (Chernobyl, The Batman, Our Flag Means Death, Happy Valley) and Rhiannon Clements (Hollyoaks, The Glass Menagerie – Royal Exchange Mcr), Kyle Rowe (Let the Right One In – Royal Exchange Mcr, Sexy Beast) & Ryan Clayton (Coronation Street, Waterloo Road).
Produced and Directed by Paul Ludden.
* Apple Podcasts Charts

Latest News
Ep #50 Released at The Pod Play®
Click HERE to Listen to "The Choir", Ep #50 at The Pod Play®
Kisses in the Dark #4 in Brazilian Apple Podcasts Charts
In Pre-Production: “Lost Souls”, 10 Episode Event Audio Drama Podcast Series.
The lore and mythology of Manchester’s musical history fuses with terrifying fiction in this “psychogeographic” horror story set in the city’s more secret corners….. Manchester, present day. Soph, a rock critic, arrives in town with her photographer Jez. She is...
The Runner, Official Selection at The Boden International Film Festival in Sweden
Watch the Runner Film here