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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

"I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands."

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.

Top Cast

  • Pete Best

    Pete Best

    Self

  • Bernadette Byrne

    Bernadette Byrne

    Self

  • Frankie Connor

    Frankie Connor

    Self

  • Elvis Costello

    Elvis Costello

    Self (archive footage)

  • Tony Crane

    Tony Crane

    Self

  • Paddy Delaney

    Paddy Delaney

    Self

  • Ken Dodd

    Ken Dodd

    Self

  • Brian Epstein

    Brian Epstein

    Self (archive footage)

  • Len Garry

    Len Garry

    Self

Overview

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.

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