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The Beiderbecke Tapes
The Beiderbecke Tapes
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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.

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Cast

James Bolam

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Carter

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

Peterson

Keith Smith

Wheeler

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Sylvia

Robert Longden

Robert Longden

Mr Pitt

David Battley

David Battley

John

Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Charlie

Judy Brooke

Yvonne

Crew

Alan Plater

Novel

Michael Glynn

Producer

David Cunliffe

Executive Producer

Frank Ricotti

Original Music Composer

Peter Jackson

Director of Photography

David Aspinall

Editor

Malcolm Drury

Casting Director

Peter Kindred

Production Design

Brian Castle

Costume Design

Di Lofthouse

Makeup Artist

Ian Ferguson

Unit Manager

Mary Owen

Unit Manager

Christine Normanton

Production Consultant

Stuart Pearson

Graphic Designer

Barrie Box

Sound Recordist

Patricia Robertshaw

Production Assistant

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