Hamburg Days
Upcoming British television series
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Hamburg Days is an upcoming six-part British television drama series about the Beatles‘ early career in Hamburg in 1960s, set to broadcast on BBC One. It is based on the 2018 autobiography It Started in Hamburg by artist and session musician Klaus Voormann, who also consulted on the series. It is being developed by producer Benjamin Benedict with head writer Jamie Carragher.[1]
Jamie Carragher
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| Created by | Christian Schwochow |
| Based on | It Started in Hamburg by Klaus Voormann |
| Screenplay by | Benjamin Benedict Jamie Carragher |
| Directed by | Mat Whitecross |
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| Music by | David Holmes |
| Countries of origin | United Kingdom Germany |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
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| Network | BBC One ZDF |
Premise
Cast
- Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney
- Paddy Gilmore as Pete Best
- Harvey Brett as George Harrison
- Rhys Mannion as John Lennon
- Louis Landau as Stuart Sutcliffe
- Luna Jordan as Astrid Kirchherr
- Casper von Bülow as Klaus Voormann
- Lasse Klene as Jürgen Vollmer
Production
Development
The six-part series was announced by BBC One in December 2025. The series was developed by Benjamin Benedict and written by Jamie Carragher with Christian Schwochow as showrunner. It is directed Mat Whitecross. The series is set in Hamburg in the 1960s and based on the autobiography of Voormann who is a consultant in the series.[2] Funding also came from AGC Television and German broadcaster ZDF and was produced by W&B Television and Turbine Studios. Benedict, Quirin Berg, and Max Wiedemann for W&B Television, as well as Andrew Eaton and Justin Thomson for Turbine Studios with Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, and Miguel A. Palos Jr are executive producers.[3]
Casting
The main cast was announced in May 2026 with Ellis Murphy, Harvey Brett and Rhys Mannion as McCartney, Harrison and Lennon with Paddy Gilmore as Pete Best and Louis Landau as Stuart Sutcliffe, with Luna Jordan, Casper von Bülow and Lasse Klene as Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann and Jürgen Vollmer.[4] Murphy is a right-handed guitarist who has to learn to play left-handed to portray McCartney. Landau is left-handed and had to learn to play his instrument right-handed.[5]
Filming commenced in 2026 with filming locations including Hamburg and Munich in Germany, and Liverpool in England.[6][7]
Music
The music is curated on the series by David Holmes.[8] The series contains cover version of songs from artists including Consuelo Velázquez, Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow with songs recorded for the series in the basement of the Casbah Coffee Club by the Liverpool band Savage Young Beatles.[5]