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The Beiderbecke Affair (TV Miniseries)

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Sequel:

The Beiderbecke Tapes (TV Miniseries)

Original title

The Beiderbecke Affair

Year

1985

Running time

320 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

David Reynolds, Frank W. Smith

Screenwriter

Alan Plater

Cast

Music

Frank Ricotti

Cinematography

Peter Jackson

Producer

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Genre

TV Series. Drama | TV Miniseries

Synopsis

It is the first serial in The Beiderbecke Trilogy. Geordie Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) 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.

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The Beiderbecke Affair (TV Miniseries)

1985

David Reynolds, Frank W. Smith