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The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
Directed by
Philip Casson
44 min
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.
Ratings
3.5
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Release Date
1965-12-16
Runtime
44 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Granada Television
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Family
Comedy
Music
Documentary