The Music of Lennon & McCartney

Philip Casson
1965-12-16


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44 min

A 1965 British television special honouring the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was produced by Granada Television and aired on that network on 16 December 1965 before receiving a national broadcast the following evening. The programme mainly consisted of other artists miming to their recordings of the songs. The Beatles performed Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out, and Peter Sellers delivered a comedic interpretation of A Hard Day's Night, in the style of stage actor Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Richard III.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Lennon Self (archive footage) Unowned
Paul McCartney Self (archive footage) Unowned
George Harrison Self (archive footage) Unowned
Ringo Starr Self (archive footage) Unowned
Peter Sellers Unowned
Lulu Self Unowned
Cilla Black Self Unowned
Henry Mancini Self Unowned
Marianne Faithfull Self (as Marianne Faithful) Unowned
Billy J. Kramer Self (as The Dakotas) Unowned
Peter Asher Self Unowned
George Martin Self Unowned