The old offices of Factory Records (the label behind Joy Division and the Happy Mondays) are now music venue Factory 251, part-owned by ex-Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook.

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As charming as Peter is, Hook will be the meat of the series, made so by Mr. Ifans's ability to convey all the passion, despair and horror of which a man may be capable.

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"The teaching staff came in and pretty much demanded an executive session and pretty much blew up that whole process, " said Peter Barresi, a Sandy Hook resident who has a 6-year-old son at the school.

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"I think it was the best compromise we can come up with, " said Peter Barresi, whose 6-year-old son is a Sandy Hook Elementary student.

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