
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)
0h 47m | PG-13
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.
Director: John Piper
Studio: ITV
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast

Pete Best
as Self

Bernadette Byrne
as Self

Frankie Connor
as Self

Elvis Costello
as Self (archive footage)

Tony Crane
as Self

Paddy Delaney
as Self