When Beatles got Help! from West Midlands bobbies
When The Beatles needed A Little Help From Their Friends in 1963, it was West Midlands Police officers who adopted a We Can Work It Out attitude to ensure the heart-throbs got to a gig in one piece.
But while the band's brush with the law was nothing more than a quick Hello Goodbye, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star did pause for a quick snap with the police officers who had saved them from the mob of girls during their visit to the region.
The image has now been uploaded to a force website that charts, through pictures, the history of West Midlands Police.
And standing behind Paul McCartney is Pc Kerim Blakeman, the father of a current chief inspector with the force, Kerry Blakeman. He explained that it was taken after the band was smuggled into the Birmingham Hippodrome in the back of a police van so they could escape a gathered throng of screaming fans outside.
"It was nice that they took the time to pose in police hats. I think in this day and age, more often than not it is security companies that do this sort of thing but back then it was the police," said Mr Blakeman.
"I don't think I have met anyone in my job as famous as The Beattles so I think dad wins hands down. I was first made aware of the picture about seven years ago and it now hangs proudly in my office."
Had the officers Let It Be and left the stars to their own devices, who knows what would have happened to the group.
What is known is the actions of the brave officers helped to ensure the stars had a safe trip back home.
The Beatles' ninth date of their 1963 autumn tour of the UK was at the Hippodrome.
It was only the band's second show at the theatre and turned out to be their last there.
