The Beiderbecke Affair
- TV comedy drama
- ITV1
- 1985
- 6 episodes (1 series)
The Beiderbecke Trilogy
It's been 22 years since the public was first hooked on The Beiderbecke Affair - the first instalment in what was to become Alan Plater's award winning trilogy of comedy-thrillers starring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn. They play Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne, two reluctant teachers drawn into a web of intrigue when Trevor is paid a mysterious visit by a dazzlingly beautiful platinum blonde.
Since that moment The Beiderbecke Trilogy has held its position as one of the nation's favourite television shows, with its easy-going plots, dryly humorous dialogue, deftly-drawn characters and superb Jazz score by Frank Ricotti and legendary trumpeter Kenny Baker.
First released: Tuesday 27th November 2007
Extra features
- Get Lost: All four episodes of the precursor series to The Beiderbecke Trilogy, starring Alun Armstrong and Bridget Turner as two teachers trying to enjoy a half-term break
- Archive interviews with Bolam, Flynn and Plater, while filming The Beiderbecke Tapes in 1987
- Commemorative booklet on the making of the Trilogy (and Get Lost) by Andrew Pixley
- Soundtrack CD featuring the music of Frank Ricotti and Kenny Baker
DVD- Distributor: Network
- Region: 2
- Discs: 6
- Minutes: 660
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