The Beiderbecke Tapes(1987)
Synopsis
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.
Created by Alan Plater
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2 episodes · 1987
When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into schoolteacher Trevor Chaplin's hands, he and colleague Jill Swinburne find themselves being pursued by national security agents.
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The Beiderbecke Tapes was first aired in 1987.
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The Beiderbecke Tapes was created by Alan Plater.
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The Beiderbecke Tapes stars James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Storry and Keith Smith.
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