The Beiderbecke Tapes | |
---|---|
Genre | Comedy drama |
Written by | Alan Plater |
Directed by | Brian Parker |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Frankie Trumbauer and Chauncey Morehouse |
Opening theme | "Cryin' All Day" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Cunliffe |
Producer | Michael Glynn |
Production company | Yorkshire Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 13 December 20 December 1987 | –
Related | |
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) |
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.