

Overview
The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part 1987 British television comedy-drama serial written by Alan Plater. The second installment in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, it 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 Chaplin's hands, he and Swinburne find themselves being pursued by national security agents.
Cast
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- TMDB ID
- 5484 ↗
- First aired
- 1987-12-13
- Last aired
- 1987-12-20
- Status
- Ended
- Episode runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Creators
- Alan Plater
- Countries
- GB
- Languages
- English
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Age ratings
PGUnited Kingdom (GB)
PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older.
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PGUnited Kingdom (GB)
PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older.














