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Yesterday

Following a road accident, struggling singer-songwriter Jack Malik wakes up in an alternative reality where no-one seems to have ever heard of The Beatles. As he plays their songs and almost unwittingly starts to take credit for them, his career suddenly takes off.

1 hour, 47 minutes

On TV

Thursday 22:40
BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

Music Played

  • The Minions

    Universal Fanfare

Credits

Jack Malik Himesh Patel
Ellie Lily James
Rocky Joel Fry
Debra Kate McKinnon
Jed Malik Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sheila Malik Meera Syal
John Lennon Robert Carlyle
Himself Ed Sheeran
Writer Richard Curtis
Director Danny Boyle

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Jul 2021 20:15
    BBC One
  • Fri 9 Jul 2021 23:25
    BBC Four
  • Thu 2 Jun 2022 22:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Thu 2 Jun 2022 23:10
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sat 31 Dec 2022 19:20
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sat 31 Dec 2022 19:40
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Thu 5 Jan 2023 20:00
    BBC Three
  • Fri 14 Jul 2023 22:40
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Fri 14 Jul 2023 23:10
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 19 Jul 2023 20:00
    BBC Three
  • Boxing Day 2023 00:35
    BBC One
  • Fri 29 Dec 2023 19:00
    BBC Three
  • Sun 21 Jul 2024 22:35
    BBC One except HD, Wales & Wales HD
  • Sun 21 Jul 2024 23:25
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Tue 10 Dec 2024 22:40
    BBC One except HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Tue 10 Dec 2024 23:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 13 Dec 2024 19:10
    BBC Three
  • Sun 18 May 2025 22:45
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Fri 23 May 2025 19:15
    BBC Three
  • Thu 24 Jul 2025 22:40
    BBC One except HD, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD & 2 more
  • Thu 24 Jul 2025 23:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland HD, Scotland & 1 more only
  • Tue 14 Apr 2026 22:40
    BBC One except HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Tue 14 Apr 2026 22:55
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sun 19 Apr 2026 22:00
    BBC Three
  • Thursday 22:40
    BBC One except HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Thursday 23:30
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Wed 19 Aug 2026 23:20
    BBC Three

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