We discuss the 2000 CBS TV movie in which Elizabeth Mitchell played Linda McCartney and Gary Bakewell reprised his Backbeat role as Paul McCartney. It's pretty corny of course, and there's a lot wrong with it, but there are positives, and we discuss how much you should expect from a TV movie, and talk about how its budget seems to have been applied.

Did John Lennon throw a brick through Paul's window? Did he shout "McCartney! Who the hell do you think you are?" (Yes, this film is the source of that Shaun Keaveny clip.) Did Linda narrate her entire life story to a woman in a gallery in the mid-nineties, or was it just a framing device she used very inconsistently?

• Watch The Linda McCartney Story in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Xr-947xZLmM

The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by Matt Looker and Ed Williamson. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for TheShiznit.co.uk, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.

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