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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

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.

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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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

47 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

09 February 2011

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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

Dave Gore

Dave Gore

Self

Mike Gregory

Mike Gregory

Self

Carol Haigh

Carol Haigh

Self

Colin Hanton

Colin Hanton

Self

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

David Henshaw

David Henshaw

Self

Freda Kelly

Freda Kelly

Self

Billy Kinsley

Billy Kinsley

Self

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Beryl Marsden

Beryl Marsden

Self

Gerry Marsden

Gerry Marsden

Self

Brian May

Brian May

Self

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Alex McKechnie

Alex McKechnie

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Bob Wooler

Bob Wooler

Self

Alistair Taylor

Alistair Taylor

Self

Billy Butler

Billy Butler

Self

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