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The Beiderbecke Affair

7.8
1 season
6 episodes
Ended
Comedy
Drama

Plot Summary

Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor tries to buy some jazz records but this leads to meeting a 'dazzlingly beautiful platinum blond'.

First Aired:January 1, 1985
Last Aired:February 10, 1985
Episode Runtime:55m
Networks:
ITV1
Created By:
Alan Plater

Cast & Characters

Cast

James Bolam as Trevor Chaplin

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

Barbara Flynn as Jill Swinburne

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

Terence Rigby as Big Al

Terence Rigby

Big Al

Dudley Sutton as Mr. Carter

Dudley Sutton

Mr. Carter

Dominic Jephcott as DS Hobson

Dominic Jephcott

DS Hobson

Keith Smith as Mr Wheeler

Keith Smith

Mr Wheeler

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Seasons (2)

Miniseries

Miniseries

6 episodes

Aired: 1985

Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor tries to buy some jazz records but this leads to meeting a 'dazzlingly beautiful platinum blond'.

Production

Yorkshire Television