Magical Mystery Tour is an hour-long British television film starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) that originally aired on BBC1 on 26 December 1967. Upon its initial showing, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences.
The situation is that of a group of people on a British charabanc bus (in a Bedford VAL Panorama) tour, focusing mostly on Mr. Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) and his recently...
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Magical Mystery Tour is an hour-long British television film starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) that originally aired on BBC1 on 26 December 1967. Upon its initial showing, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences.
The situation is that of a group of people on a British charabanc bus (in a Bedford VAL Panorama) tour, focusing mostly on Mr. Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) and his recently widowed Auntie Jessie (Jessie Robins). Other group members on the bus include the tour director Jolly Jimmy Johnson (Derek Royle), the tour hostess Miss Wendy Winters (Mandy Weet), conductor Buster Bloodvessel (Ivor Cutler), and the other Beatles.
During the course of the tour, "strange things begin to happen" at the whim of "four or five magicians", four of whom are played by The Beatles themselves and the fifth by long-time road manager Mal Evans.
During the journey, Ringo and his Auntie Jessie argue considerably. During the tour, Aunt...
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