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The Beiderbecke Affair
Miniseries · Ended

The Beiderbecke Affair

19851 season6 episodes55 min★ 7.9 (9 votes)Rated PG
ComedyDramaITV1

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'.

Created by Alan Plater

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries1985 · 6 episodes
Specials
Specials1987 · 2 episodes

Cast

James BolamJames BolamTrevor Chaplin · 6 ep.Barbara FlynnBarbara FlynnJill Swinburne · 6 ep.Terence RigbyTerence RigbyBig Al · 6 ep.Dudley SuttonDudley SuttonMr. Carter · 6 ep.Dominic JephcottDominic JephcottDS Hobson · 6 ep.Danny SchillerDanny SchillerLittle Norm · 5 ep.KKeith SmithMr Wheeler · 6 ep.George MalpasGeorge MalpasLol · 1 ep.Keith MarshKeith MarshHarry · 4 ep.Colin BlakelyColin BlakelyCS Forrest · 4 ep.Alison SkilbeckAlison SkilbeckHelen · 3 ep.Sue JenkinsSue JenkinsJaney · 3 ep.James GroutJames GroutMr McAllister · 2 ep.Robert LongdenRobert LongdenMr Pitt · 2 ep.Ian BleasdaleIan BleasdaleReverend Booth · 2 ep.Sean ScanlanSean ScanlanJoe · 2 ep.SStephen TomlinBen · 2 ep.MMartin PitmanSimon · 1 ep.DDeborah LangleyAkela · 1 ep.JJason LumsdenBradley · 1 ep.Bernard AthaBernard AthaReturning Officer · 1 ep.

Crew

Directing
David Reynolds (Director), Frank W. Smith (Director)
Writing
Alan Plater (Writer)
Production
Anne W. Gibbons (Producer), David Cunliffe (Executive Producer), Ruth Boyle (Casting), Malcolm Drury (Casting)
Sound
Frank Ricotti (Original Music Composer)
Camera
Peter Jackson (Director of Photography)
Editing
David Aspinall (Editor), Brian Tomkins (Editor)
Art
Mike Long (Production Design)
Costume & Make-Up
Di Lofthouse (Makeup Artist), Brian Castle (Costume Design)

Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.