I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)
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.
Director: John Piper
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Pete Best as Self |
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Bernadette Byrne as Self |
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Frankie Connor as Self |
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Elvis Costello as Self (archive footage) |
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Tony Crane as Self |
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Paddy Delaney as Self |
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Ken Dodd as Self |
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Brian Epstein as Self (archive footage) |
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Len Garry as Self |
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Dave Gore as Self |
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Mike Gregory as Self |
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Carol Haigh as Self |
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Colin Hanton as Self |
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George Harrison as Self (archive footage) |
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David Henshaw as Self |
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Freda Kelly as Self |
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Billy Kinsley as Self |
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John Lennon as Self (archive footage) |
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Beryl Marsden as Self |
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Gerry Marsden as Self |
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Brian May as Self |
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Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage) |
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Alex McKechnie as Self |
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Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage) |
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Bob Wooler as Self |
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Alistair Taylor as Self |
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Billy Butler as Self |
| Production | John Piper | Producer |
| Directing | John Piper | Director |
