The Beiderbecke Tapes

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 The Beiderbecke Tapes

December 13, 1987 90 min
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...

S01E02 The Beiderbecke Tapes

December 20, 1987 90 min
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...

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

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