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BBC Drama “Hamburg Days” Highlights Beatles, Lord Woodbine

7/10/2026

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BBC will broadcast the drama “Hamburg Days”, depicting the Beatles’ 1960-62 Hamburg residency and Lord Woodbine’s role.
Jamie Carragher wrote the series, which is being filmed in Liverpool and Germany, and features Lord Woodbine, a calypso musician who co-managed the Jacaranda and helped the Beatles reach Hamburg in a Volkswagen.
A Windrush plaque now honors Lord Woodbridge outside the Jacaranda after his death in a house fire in 2000 at age 72.

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BBC will broadcast the drama “Hamburg Days”, depicting the Beatles’ 1960-62 Hamburg residency and Lord Woodbine’s role.
Jamie Carragher wrote the series, which is being filmed in Liverpool and Germany, and features Lord Woodbine, a calypso musician who co-managed the Jacaranda and helped the Beatles reach Hamburg in a Volkswagen.
A Windrush plaque now honors Lord Woodbridge outside the Jacaranda after his death in a house fire in 2000 at age 72.