The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965)

7.0/10 • 44 min • Family Comedy Music Documentary

Overview

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

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers

Lulu

Cilla Black

Henry Mancini

Marianne Faithfull

Self (as Marianne Faithful)

Billy J. Kramer

Self (as The Dakotas)

Peter Asher

George Martin

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