The Music of Lennon & McCartney
Family
Comedy
Music
Documentary
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.
1965-12-16
en
Cast
John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage)
Peter Sellers
Lulu as Self
Cilla Black as Self
Henry Mancini as Self
Marianne Faithfull as Self (as Marianne Faithful)
Billy J. Kramer as Self (as The Dakotas)
George Martin as Self