Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution is a music and documentary film directed by Francis Hanly, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. 50 years ago this week, on 1 June, 1967, an album was released that changed music history - The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In this film, composer Howard Goodall explores just why this album is still seen as so innovative, so revolutionary and so influential. With the help of outtakes and studio conversations between the band, never heard before outside of Abbey Road, Howard gets under the bonnet of Sgt Pepper. He takes the music apart and reassembles it, to show us how it works - and makes surprising connections with the music of the last 1,000 years to do so.

Who’s in it. Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution stars Howard Goodall as Self - Presenter, Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage), George Harrison as Self (archive footage) and John Lennon as Self (archive footage), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.