In 1964, a reluctant John Lennon (Eccleston) is persuaded by manager Brian Epstein (Rory Kinnear) to meet his father Freddie Lennon (Christopher Fairbank), who abandoned him seventeen years earlier, with the press in attendance. When they meet, Lennon accuses his father of abandoning him, but Freddie says that he left it up to John. Lennon and Epstein quickly leave. By 1967, Epstein has died and The Beatles are giving a press conference for their new film, ''Magical Mystery Tour (film)''. Lennon is skeptical about the film, but Paul McCartney (Andrew Scott (actor)) convinces him to go through with the idea. Lennon invites his father to his mansion to live with him, allowing Freddie to meet his grandson, Julian Lennon.