I am a huge fan of what amounts to the Beiderbecke Trilogy, 3 stories around a central tale that commences here.
I am in particular drawn to this by my consideration for Barbara Flynn who is Jill Swinburne, I feel for her as Mr Carter does for Miss Swinburne.
I hadn't realised until I obtained the box set that there had been essentially, a precursor series strangely entitled Get Lost.
Get Lost involves 2 teachers at an inner city secondary school, that commence as "less than good friends ". Judy Threadgold English and friend of the earth, and Neville Keaton woodwork and jazz aficionado. That starts with Judy as Mrs Threadgold and ends with her and Mr Keaton, as "more than friends?".
Beiderbecke Affair comes in with essentially similar teachers in identical surroundings, morphing into Jill Swinburne and Trevor Chaplin.
Except that here Jill is now a Miss Swinburne having having shaken loose from her partner, and they are something of an item.
They still have to contend with the local constabulary in particular rather officious Detectives, this time a graduate Sergeant Hobson.
Here we see rather more of the school San Quentin High, I am not entirely sure if this is a merely a joke name, related to the American penitentiary. It reminds me rather of my own Onslow Secondary Modern School, that I attended in Hatfield Hertfordshire.
This school comes replete with a somewhat pernickety headmaster Mr Wheeler, along with at least one other a Mr Carter of undetermined teaching qualifications.
Beiderbecke Affair introduces us to a deal more of the local community and business fraternity, what could be called the official and more unofficial variety.
The Official being bureaucratic run by and for those helping themselves, to grease each other's palms.
The latter being much more friendly and communal with local people, coming together to help each other out.
I am in particular drawn to this by my consideration for Barbara Flynn who is Jill Swinburne, I feel for her as Mr Carter does for Miss Swinburne.
I hadn't realised until I obtained the box set that there had been essentially, a precursor series strangely entitled Get Lost.
Get Lost involves 2 teachers at an inner city secondary school, that commence as "less than good friends ". Judy Threadgold English and friend of the earth, and Neville Keaton woodwork and jazz aficionado. That starts with Judy as Mrs Threadgold and ends with her and Mr Keaton, as "more than friends?".
Beiderbecke Affair comes in with essentially similar teachers in identical surroundings, morphing into Jill Swinburne and Trevor Chaplin.
Except that here Jill is now a Miss Swinburne having having shaken loose from her partner, and they are something of an item.
They still have to contend with the local constabulary in particular rather officious Detectives, this time a graduate Sergeant Hobson.
Here we see rather more of the school San Quentin High, I am not entirely sure if this is a merely a joke name, related to the American penitentiary. It reminds me rather of my own Onslow Secondary Modern School, that I attended in Hatfield Hertfordshire.
This school comes replete with a somewhat pernickety headmaster Mr Wheeler, along with at least one other a Mr Carter of undetermined teaching qualifications.
Beiderbecke Affair introduces us to a deal more of the local community and business fraternity, what could be called the official and more unofficial variety.
The Official being bureaucratic run by and for those helping themselves, to grease each other's palms.
The latter being much more friendly and communal with local people, coming together to help each other out.