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The Beiderbecke Tapes

1987-12-13 Comedy 6.6

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part British television drama serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1987. It is the second serial in The Beiderbecke Trilogy and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Trevor's hands, Trevor and Jill find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

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The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part British television drama serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1987. It is the second serial in The Beiderbecke Trilogy and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Trevor's hands, Trevor and Jill find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

  • First Aired
    1987-12-13
  • Last Aired
    1987-12-20
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    2
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    ITV1
Keywords:
miniseries

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  • Season 1
The Beiderbecke Tapes

1. The Beiderbecke Tapes

Trevor & Jill meet John the barman who gives them a jazz tape without any jazz on it. At a meeting wit...More
Trevor & Jill meet John the barman who gives them a jazz tape without any jazz on it. At a meeting with Dave the wimp they find out about The Peoples Front For The Liberation of west Yorkshire. John the barman has died but is feeling much better now. The man with no name called Mr Peterson came to see them. He was followed by the six men in gray suits. Jill goes to see The Oldest Suffragette In Town. Trevor and Jill go on a trip to Amsterdam with their class from "San Quentin High" but miss the boat.Less
90mins 1987-12-13
The Beiderbecke Tapes

2. The Beiderbecke Tapes

Trevor and Jill go on a trip to Amsterdam with their class from "San Quentin High" - but the class has...More
Trevor and Jill go on a trip to Amsterdam with their class from "San Quentin High" - but the class has decamped. Trevor and Jill meet "The Honourable Order of Elks" who are "looking for a bit of action". Jill & Trevor find their action in Edinburgh. The gray men get attacked by a bagpipe band but Jill & Trevor have to go home where they find that the jazz tape with no jazz wasn't all it seemed.Less
90mins 1987-12-20

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Cast

James Bolam

James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton
Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid
Don Fellows

Don Fellows
Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones
Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry
Robert Longden

Robert Longden
Keith Smith

Keith Smith

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