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The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987)

Poster for The Beiderbecke Tapes

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Brian Parker
  • Profile picture of James Bolam
    Trevor Chaplin James Bolam
  • Profile picture of Barbara Flynn
    Jill Swinburne Barbara Flynn
  • Profile picture of Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
  • Profile picture of Beryl Reid
    Beryl Reid
  • Profile picture of Don Fellows
    Don Fellows
  • Profile picture of Maggie Jones
    Maggie Jones
  • Profile picture of Malcolm Storry
    Malcolm Storry
  • Profile picture of Robert Longden
    Robert Longden
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

1987

2 episodes

Season 1 of The Beiderbecke Tapes premiered on December 13, 1987

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