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The Beiderbecke Tapes

The Beiderbecke Tapes

The Beiderbecke Tapes

1987 1 Seasons 2 Episodes ⭐ 6.8 Comedy Drama

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part 1987 British television comedy-drama serial written by Alan Plater. The second installment in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, it 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 Chaplin's hands, he and Swinburne find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part 1987 British television comedy-drama serial written by Alan Plater. The second installment in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, it 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 Chaplin's hands, he and Swinburne find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Part 1

Trevor & Jill meet John the barman who gives them a jazz tape without any jazz on it. At a meeting with Dave the wimp th

EP 2

Part 2

Trevor and Jill go on a trip to Amsterdam with their class from "San Quentin High" - but the class has decamped. Trevor

Popular Cast

James Bolam

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Carter

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

Peterson

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Sylvia

Robert Longden

Robert Longden

Mr Pitt

David Battley

David Battley

John

Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Charlie