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.
Created by Alan Plater
Cast
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
2 episodes
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
2 episodes
Dudley Sutton
Carter
2 episodes
Malcolm Storry
Peterson
2 episodes
Keith Smith
Wheeler
2 episodes
Beryl Reid
Sylvia
2 episodes
Robert Longden
Mr Pitt
2 episodes
David Battley
John
2 episodes
Peter Martin
Charlie
2 episodes
Judy Brooke
Yvonne
2 episodes
Anthony Molloy
Tony
2 episodes
Maggie Jones
Bella
1 episode
Christopher Wilkinson
Dave
1 episode
Dave Leslie
Man Opposite
1 episode
Victor Maddern
Sam Bentley
1 episode
John Alderson
Tracy
1 episode
Don Fellows
Leo
1 episode
Peter Carlisle
Harry
1 episode
Timothy Carlton
Carstairs
1 episode
Bill Wallis
Pronk
1 episode
Marlous Fluitsma
Guide
1 episode
Geoff Oldham
Minister
1 episode
Alan Starkey
Man at Funeral
1 episode
Philip Wilde
Grey Guardian
1 episode
Crew
- Executive Producers
- David Cunliffe
- Music
- Frank Ricotti
Seasons
Miniseries
1987 · 2 eps
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