I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

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.

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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.

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Cast

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Pete Best actor

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Bernadette Byrne actor

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Frankie Connor actor Elvis Costello actor Tony Crane actor

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Paddy Delaney actor Ken Dodd actor Brian Epstein actor

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Len Garry actor

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Dave Gore actor

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Mike Gregory actor

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Carol Haigh actor

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Colin Hanton actor George Harrison actor

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David Henshaw actor Freda Kelly actor

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Billy Kinsley actor John Lennon actor

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Beryl Marsden actor

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Gerry Marsden actor