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The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965)

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.

Release: 1965-12-16
Runtime: 44 min
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)
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Lulu
Lulu
Self
Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Self
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Self
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull
Self (as Marianne Faithful)
Billy J. Kramer
Billy J. Kramer
Self (as The Dakotas)
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Peter Asher
Self
George Martin
George Martin
Self