Beatles biopic series Hamburg Days acquired for BBC iPlayer and BBC One

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I don't have access to BBC tv hence can't follow the series, I reckon I
would like to, hope somebody can grab the programs and put them on DropBox,
from whence I can download them. I don't touch IPlayer because I don't have
nor want, a licence believing if I even touch IPlayer, the powers might
expect me to purchase a licence, this I do not want to do for the occasional
programs in which I might be interested.


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From: Mike Terry via groups.io
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Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2025 9:59 AM
Subject: [UK-Radio-Listeners] Beatles biopic series Hamburg Days acquired
for BBC iPlayer and BBC One


BBC Media Centre

3 December 2025

Hamburg Days is the fascinating story of how, in the space of two short
years, a raw young band from Liverpool honed their music skills in Hamburg,
before returning home to become an overnight worldwide success. It is an
incredible story, accompanied (of course) by an amazing soundtrack!

— Sue Deeks, Head of Scripted Pre-buy Acquisitions at the BBC
The BBC has acquired Hamburg Days, a forthcoming drama series recounting The
Beatles’ early days as a band for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from Turbine
Studios. The six-part series is a W&B Television (a LEONINE Company) and
Turbine Studios production for ZDF, the BBC and AGC Television.
Based on the autobiography by Klaus Voormann, who is also a consultant on
the series, Hamburg Days is set in the early 1960s. In the smoke-filled
clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s red-light district, an inexperienced young
rock ‘n’ roll band from Liverpool collide with two young artists, Klaus
Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr. Together they help spark a transformation
that turns a scrappy group of teenagers into the greatest music phenomenon
the world has ever known: The Beatles.
Hamburg Days was developed by Benjamin Benedict (Generation War) and Jamie
Carragher (Succession) serves as head writer. Renowned German director
Christian Schwochow (The Crown) is the showrunner, whilst Mat Whitecross –
known for his acclaimed collaborations with Coldplay (Coldplay: A Head Full
of Dreams) and Oasis (Oasis: Supersonic) will direct. The music in the
series will be curated by producer and BAFTA-winner David Holmes (Killing
Eve, Ocean’s franchise).
Sue Deeks, Head of Scripted Pre-buy Acquisitions at the BBC, says: “Hamburg
Days is the fascinating story of how, in the space of two short years, a raw
young band from Liverpool honed their music skills in Hamburg, before
returning home to become an overnight worldwide success. It is an incredible
story, accompanied (of course) by an amazing soundtrack!”
Benjamin Benedict, Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann of W&B Television, Andrew
Eaton and Justin Thomson of Turbine Studios and AGC’s Stuart Ford, Lourdes
Diaz and Miguel A. Palos Jr. are Executive Producers. Isabel Haug of W&B
Television serves as a creative producer. At ZDF, the project is overseen by
Frank Zervos, Caroline von Senden, and Alexandra Staib. Hamburg Days (6x50’)
is supported by MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.
AGC International will handle worldwide sales excluding the UK (BBC) and
Germany (ZDF).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/beatles-hamburg-days-acquisition

Mike


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