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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.

Cast & Crew

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

Robert Longden

Robert Longden

Mr Pitt

James Bolam

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Carter

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

Peterson

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Sylvia

Keith Smith

Keith Smith

Wheeler

David Battley

David Battley

John

Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Charlie

Judy Brooke

Judy Brooke

Yvonne

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GenresComedy, Drama
Seasons1
Episodes2
Runtime~1h 30 mins
Total Runtime~3h 0 mins
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom