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The Music of Lennon & McCartney

1965-12-16 en 44m
FamilyComedyMusicDocumentary
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.

Director

Philip Casson

Producer

John Hamp

Production Design

Terry Pritchard

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Granada Television