They Were Driving Us Crazy

Members of the Temperance Seven tell Humphrey Carpenter what celebrity was like before the Beatles. Producer Miles Warde

In 1961 The Temperance Seven, with whispering Paul McDowell on vocals, gave George Martin his first number one, before disintegrating in a haze of 'artistic differences'.

Forty two years later, in an emotional reunion, seven of the band reveal what celebrity was like before the Beatles.

'In 1961 the Temperance Seven gave George Martin his first number one before disintegrating in a haze of 'artistic differences'. In an emotional reunion, 42 years later, seven of the band tell Humphrey Carpenterwhat celebrity was like before the Beatles. Producer Miles Warde'

In 1961 The Temperance Seven, with whispering Paul McDowell on vocals, gave George Martin his first number one, before disintegrating in a haze of artistic differences.

Presenter Humphrey Carpenter wades through the alcohol, the arguments and the sex to fulfill a lifelong ambition to play with the band.