00:00Liverpool actress Christine Tramarko is joining the cast of a major new BBC drama
00:06charting the Beatles' early years. The six-part series Hamburg Days follows the band's transformation
00:12from teenagers into global music stars during their time in Germany. Tramarko will play John
00:18Lennon's aunt Mimi, while Asa Butterfield takes the role of manager Brian Epstein and Johnny Lee
00:24Miller portrays Sir Paul McCartney's dad Jim. Production began in Liverpool and Germany in May.
00:30Producers say the drama explores the group's formative Hamburg period including friendships
00:36with artist Klaus Vormann and photographer Astrid Kircher before worldwide fame arrived for the
00:43band in the early 1960s.
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