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The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)

TV Mini-Series  -  320 min  -  Drama
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Season:

1

Year:

1985
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Cast

Series cast summary:
James Bolam James Bolam ...
Trevor Chaplin (6 episodes, 1985)
Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn ...
Jill Swinburne (6 episodes, 1985)
Dominic Jephcott ...
Det. Sgt. Hobson (6 episodes, 1985)
Terence Rigby Terence Rigby ...
Big Al (6 episodes, 1985)
Dudley Sutton Dudley Sutton ...
Mr. Carter (6 episodes, 1985)
Keith Smith Keith Smith ...
Mr. Wheeler (6 episodes, 1985)
Danny Schiller Danny Schiller ...
Little Norm (5 episodes, 1985)
Colin Blakely Colin Blakely ...
Chief Supt. Forrest (4 episodes, 1985)
Keith Marsh Keith Marsh ...
Harry (4 episodes, 1985)
Alison Skilbeck Alison Skilbeck ...
Helen (3 episodes, 1985)
Sue Jenkins Sue Jenkins ...
Janey (3 episodes, 1985)
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Storyline

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", a suspicious detective sergeant and a strange pair of men running a junior football team. Big Al and Little Norm agree to help Trevor and Jill with their school supplies problems. Jill decides to stand as a local councillor. A tale of "Black Economies", council corruption and many strange characters all set to a background of Bix Beiderbecke. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>  

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Jazz | Corruption | School Teacher | England | TV Mini-Series  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Trivia

The episode titles "What I don't understand is this...", "Can anybody join in?", "We call it the white economy", "Um... I know what you're thinking", "That was a very funny evening" and "We are on the brink of a new era, if only..." are the opening lines of each episode. See more »

Quotes

Trevor Chaplin: [reads from instruction manual] "Applicate the component A to bracket B with appropriate screwing." Have you tried that?
Mr Carter: I daren't - not in front of the children.
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Connections

Featured in "Time Shift: Alan Plater: Hearing the Music" (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Cryin' All Day"
Written by Frankie Trumbauer and Chauncey Morehouse
Performed by Bix Beiderbecke See more »