I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Pete Best

Self

Bernadette Byrne

Self

Frankie Connor

Self

Elvis Costello

Self (archive footage)

Tony Crane

Self

Paddy Delaney

Self

Ken Dodd

Self

Brian Epstein

Self (archive footage)

Len Garry

Self

Dave Gore

Self

Mike Gregory

Self

Carol Haigh

Self

Director & Crew

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