The 1990s in Liverpool was a time when Her Majesty The Queen met Sinbad from Brookside and the dockers went on strike during a time of unemployment.
Long before the city became European Capital of Culture and was transformed, there were a number of social problems as families struggled with unemployment.
But it was also a time of great creativity, when talented Scousers made their mark and hope grew that the city would rise like a phoenix from the ashes. And it did.
9. Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham (r) alongside fellow actors Brad Pitt and Jason Statham during the filming of Guy Ritchie film Snatch. | Daniel Smith/Getty Images
10. Jason Isaacs
Liverpool-born actor Jason Isaacs at the premiere of Event Horizon in 1997, not long before he would go on to star in his most-renowned role as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies. | Getty Images
11. Cilla Black
Singer and television presenter Cilla Black hosts a Comic Relief special of her hit show Blind Date in 1993. The 'lucky' winner gets a date with Rowan Atkinson's character Mr Bean. | Dave Benett/Getty Images
12. The La's
Liverpool band The La's - Lee Mavers, John Power, Peter 'Cammy' Cammell and Neil Mavers - at the Futurama Festival, Brielpoort, Belgium, in 1990. | Gie Knaeps/Getty Images