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Series198790 min / epEndedGB PG

The Beiderbecke Tapes

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part 1987 British television comedy-drama serial written by Alan Plater. The second installment in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, it stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Chaplin's hands, he and Swinburne find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

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Language
EN
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Production
Yorkshire Television
Lead production company
Scope
1 season
2 episodes
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

#2

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

#3

Dudley Sutton

Carter

#4

Malcolm Storry

Peterson

#5

Keith Smith

Wheeler

#6

Beryl Reid

Sylvia

#7

Robert Longden

Mr Pitt

#8

David Battley

John

#9

Peter Martin

Charlie

#10

Judy Brooke

Yvonne

Crew
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AP

Alan Plater

Novel

Writing

MG

Michael Glynn

Producer

Production

DC

David Cunliffe

Executive Producer

Production

FR

Frank Ricotti

Original Music Composer

Sound

PJ

Peter Jackson

Director of Photography

Camera

DA

David Aspinall

Editor

Editing

MD

Malcolm Drury

Casting Director

Production

PK

Peter Kindred

Production Design

Art

BC

Brian Castle

Costume Design

Costume & Make-Up

DL

Di Lofthouse

Makeup Artist

Costume & Make-Up

MO

Mary Owen

Unit Manager

Production

CN

Christine Normanton

Production Consultant

Production

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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

2 episodes • 1987

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TMDB Score

6.8

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Certification

GB PG

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