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BBC Launches “Hamburg Days” Beatles Early Years Series

5/11/2026

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**BBC Broadcasts Beatles**

BBC will broadcast the series “Hamburg Days” about the Beatles’ early years.
Rhys Mannion, Ellis Murphy, Harvey Brett, Louis Landau and Patrick Gilmore portray Beatles members.
Luna Jordan, Casper von Bülow and Laura Tonke will play Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann and Nielsa Kirchherr.
Christian Schwochow and Laura Lackmann will direct the series, which BAFTA-winning David Holmes curated.
The series will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the United Kingdom.

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**Ellis Murphy Cast**

The drama uses Klaus Voormann’s autobiography as source material, with Voormann consulting.
Funding from AGC Television and ZDF is paired with AGC International’s management of sales outside the U.K. and Germany.
Principal photography is underway in Hamburg, Munich and Liverpool, the actual Beatles-era clubs and streets.
Ellis Murphy, a musician-turned-actor, was cast as Paul McCartney, with production overseen by W&B Television and Turbine Studios.

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**Rotheram Launches Beatles**

Mayor Steve Rotheram attended the launch of a Hamburg exhibition of Beatles letters, tying it to a regional tourism push.
The exhibition, featuring band correspondence, opened alongside a TV series to draw visitors and highlight Hamburg’s musical legacy.
Merseyside’s surge in on-location shoots, including ‘Hamburg Days’ and director Sam Mendes’ Beatles project filming in Liverpool for 2028, has made the area the UK’s busiest production centre outside London, boosting economy.

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**BBC Broadcasts Beatles**

BBC will broadcast the series “Hamburg Days” about the Beatles’ early years.
Rhys Mannion, Ellis Murphy, Harvey Brett, Louis Landau and Patrick Gilmore portray Beatles members.
Luna Jordan, Casper von Bülow and Laura Tonke will play Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann and Nielsa Kirchherr.
Christian Schwochow and Laura Lackmann will direct the series, which BAFTA-winning David Holmes curated.
The series will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the United Kingdom.

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