The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
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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

Brian Castle
Costume Design

Frank W. Smith
Director

Frank Ricotti
Director of Photography / Original Music Composer

Mike Long
Production Design

David Aspinall
Editor

Malcolm Drury
Casting

David Cunliffe
Executive Producer

Brian Tomkins
Editor

Anne W. Gibbons
Producer

Ruth Boyle
Casting

Di Lofthouse
Makeup Artist
Media.


Details.
Release DateJanuary 6, 1985
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time55m
Genres
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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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