I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

The story

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.

Cast

P Pete BestSelf B Bernadette ByrneSelf F Frankie ConnorSelf E Elvis CostelloSelf (archive footage) T Tony CraneSelf P Paddy DelaneySelf K Ken DoddSelf B Brian EpsteinSelf (archive footage) L Len GarrySelf D Dave GoreSelf M Mike GregorySelf C Carol HaighSelf

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C Colin HantonSelf G George HarrisonSelf (archive footage) D David HenshawSelf F Freda KellySelf B Billy KinsleySelf J John LennonSelf (archive footage) B Beryl MarsdenSelf G Gerry MarsdenSelf B Brian MaySelf P Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage) A Alex McKechnieSelf R Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage) B Bob WoolerSelf A Alistair TaylorSelf B Billy ButlerSelf