The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987)

Synopsis: THE BEIDERBECKE TAPES is the second entry in playwright-screenwriter Alan Plater’s Beiderbecke Trilogy (following 1985’s THE BEIDERBECKE AFFAIR and preceding 1988’s THE BEIDERBECKE CONNECTION). The... THE BEIDERBECKE TAPES is the second entry in playwright-screenwriter Alan Plater’s Beiderbecke Trilogy (following 1985’s THE BEIDERBECKE AFFAIR and preceding 1988’s THE BEIDERBECKE CONNECTION). The British television miniseries follow the crime-solving adventures of a jazz-loving schoolteacher, Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam), and his environmentally conscious significant other, Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn), as they play amateur sleuth in the Yorkshire countryside. In this second installment, the lovers find themselves in danger when they accidentally obtain a cassette tape of top-secret government information. As is usual for the series, the mystery action is supplemented with witty dialogue, quirky characters and situations, and a swinging jazz soundtrack. [More]

Starring: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn

Starring: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn

Screenwriter: Alan Plater
Composer: Frank Ricotti

[See More Credits]