Down the years, the roof of Strangeways prison has been the stage for compelling drama that most rational folk would probably dismiss as outrageously far-fetched if they'd seen such crazy storylines unfold in a TV fiction.
From lone actors to whole cast of protesting malcontents, those tiles have seen plenty of spectacles, some comedy and even tragedy.
The latest saw an inmate named Joe Outlaw mount a 12-hour protest on the roof, wearing a binbag and making 'love heart' signs as he railed against 'IPP' sentences.
