The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965)

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

1965

Family Comedy Music Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Philip Casson

Cast

Billy J. Kramer as Self (as The Dakotas)

Cilla Black as Self

George Harrison as Self (archive footage)

Henry Mancini as Self

John Lennon as Self (archive footage)

Lulu as Self

Marianne Faithfull as Self (as Marianne Faithful)

Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage)