

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.
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Pete Best
Self
Bernadette Byrne
Self
Frankie Connor
Self

Elvis Costello
Self (archive footage)
Tony Crane
Self
Paddy Delaney
Self

Ken Dodd
Self

Brian Epstein
Self (archive footage)

Len Garry
Self
Dave Gore
Self
Mike Gregory
Self
Carol Haigh
Self
Colin Hanton
Self

George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
David Henshaw
Self
Freda Kelly
Self
Billy Kinsley
Self

John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Beryl Marsden
Self
Gerry Marsden
Self

Brian May
Self

Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
Alex McKechnie
Self

Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)
Bob Wooler
Self
Alistair Taylor
Self
Billy Butler
Self
Crew
Producer
Director
Details
Release Date
2011-02-09
Runtime
47 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
ITV
Countries
Genres
Documentary