The Beatles September 1967

Title: Filming From Plymouth To Newquay (Magical Mystery Tour/Outtakes)
Type: Feature Film & Outtakes
Filming Location: Tour Bus, Plymouth & Newquay, England
Filming Date: September 12th 1967
Broadcast Date: August 2008
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 11:07 Minutes (Feature Film & Outtakes)
Quality: C-
Source: "Magical Mystery Tour Deluxe" (DVD 2012)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Upgrades & Additions 1967 Vol 2" (BedHead Productions)(Adam Bound)

Notes: On this second day, following breakfast, the coach headed for the Dartmoor village of Widecombe. The annual village fair
was being held in Widecombe, and it was decided that filming should take place there. However, the driver Alf Manders took a
shortcut in order to beat traffic queues, and the coach became stuck on a narrow bridge. The coach had to be reversed for half a mile, and tempers frayed on board.

Footage was made of on-board arguments, though none was used. In the end, The Beatles decided to forgo their visit to the fair,
much to the disappointment of local fans who had eagerly anticipated their arrival.Altering their course, The Beatles
ventured to Plymouth instead, pausing for lunch at the Berni Inn located within the Grand Hotel.

To appease London press reporters trailing them since their departure, the group posed for photographs on Plymouth Hoe.John
Lennon and Paul McCartney also participated in an interview with BBC TV reporter Hugh Scully. The conversation aired on the
local news program "Spotlight South West" at 5:55 pm the following day.The entourage reboarded the coach and continued along the
A38, making stops at Liskeard and Bodmin. Here, filming occurred outside the West End Dairy at 57 Higher Bore Street and on
Paull Road. In the latter scene, the character Jolly Jimmy Johnson, portrayed by Derek Royle, welcomed everyone aboard the
coach. This sequence was featured at the beginning of the film.

The day`s final destination was the Atlantic Hotel on Dane Road, Newquay. Initially planning a one-night stay, The Beatles
ultimately decided to use the hotel as their base for three nights, from Tuesday to Thursday, residing in four holiday
flats.Footage on Adam Bounds reconstruction is a mix of the feature film plus all the available outtakes.