I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

47 mins | Documentary | Feb. 9, 2011

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.

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

47 mins | Documentary | Feb. 9, 2011

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 – 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.
Producers ITV
Original title I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Directors John Piper
Writers

Cast

Pete Best

as Himself

Billy Butler

as Himself

Bernadette Byrne

as Herself

Frankie Connor

as Himself

Elvis Costello

as Himself (archive footage)

Tony Crane

as Himself

Paddy Delaney

as Himself

Ken Dodd

as Himself

Brian Epstein

as Himself (archive footage)

Len Garry

as Himself

Dave Gore

as Himself

Mike Gregory

as Himself

Carol Haigh

as Herself

Colin Hanton

as Himself

George Harrison

as Himself (archive footage)

David Henshaw

as Himself

Freda Kelly

as Herself

Billy Kinsley

as Himself

John Lennon

as Himself (archive footage)

Beryl Marsden

as Herself

Gerry Marsden

as Himself

Brian May

as Himself

Paul McCartney

as Himself (archive footage)

Alex McKechnie

as Himself

Ringo Starr

as Himself

Bob Wooler

as Himself (archive footage)

Alistair Taylor

as Himself (archive footage)