The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
Plot.
The Beiderbecke Affair is a television series produced in the United Kingdom by ITV during 1985, written by the prolific Alan Plater, whose lengthy credits to British Television since the 1960s included the preceding 4 part mini series Get Lost! for ITV in 1981. The Beiderbecke Affair has a similar style to Get Lost!, where Neville Keaton and Judy Threadgold played in an ensemble cast. Although The Beiderbecke Affair was intended as a sequel to Get Lost!, Alun Armstrong proved to be unavailable and the premise was reworked. It is the first part of The Beiderbecke Trilogy with the two sequel series being The Beiderbecke Tapes and The Beiderbecke Connection.
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Cast & Crew.
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Terence Rigby
Big Al
Dudley Sutton
Mr. Carter
Dominic Jephcott
Det. Sgt. Hobson
Colin Blakely
Chief Supt. Forrest
Danny Schiller
Little Norm
Keith Smith
Mr. Wheeler
George Malpas
Lol
Ian Bleasdale
Rev. Booth
Keith Marsh
Harry
James Grout
Mr. McAllister
Robert Longden
Mr. Pitt
Alison Skilbeck
Helen
Sue Jenkins
Janey
Sean Scanlan
DC Joe
Stephen Tomlin
DC Ben
Deborah Langley
Akela
Martin Pitman
Simon, Cub Scout
Bernard Atha
Returning Officer
Jason Lumsden
Bradley
Frank W. Smith
Director
David Cunliffe
Executive Producer
Anne W. Gibbons
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 6, 1985
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time55m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
miniseries
Miniseries
Wiki.
The Beiderbecke Affair is a television series produced in the United Kingdom by ITV during 1985, written by the prolific Alan Plater, whose lengthy credits in British television since the 1960s included the four-part mini series Get Lost! for ITV in 1981. The Beiderbecke Affair has a similar style to Get Lost!, wherein Neville Keaton (Alun Armstrong) and Judy Threadgold (Bridget Turner) played in an ensemble cast. Although The Beiderbecke Affair was intended as a sequel to Get Lost!, Alun Armstrong proved to be unavailable and the premise was reworked. It is the first part of The Beiderbecke Trilogy, with the two sequel series being The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) and The Beiderbecke Connection (1988).
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