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The Beiderbecke Tapes

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: December 13, 1987
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 2
  • Networks: ITV1
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama
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The Beiderbecke Tapes(1987)

TMDB Rating: 6.6 (8 votes)

Overview

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part British television drama serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1987. It is the second serial in The Beiderbecke Trilogy and 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 Trevor's hands, Trevor and Jill find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

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Season 1

2 episodes • 1987

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Beiderbecke TapesDec 13, 19870.0
2The Beiderbecke TapesDec 20, 19870.0

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