The Music of Lennon & McCartney

44min

Family

Comedy

Music

Documentary

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

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)
George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)
Lulu

Lulu

Self
Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

Self (as Marianne Faithful)
Billy J. Kramer

Billy J. Kramer

Self (as The Dakotas)

Release date

16th Dec 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English