TV SeriesComedyDrama
The Beiderbecke Tapes
6.8(9)19871 season · 2 ep
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.
- Director
- Brian Parker
- Created by
- David Cunliffe
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Cast
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Dudley Sutton
Carter
Malcolm Storry
Peterson
Keith Smith
Wheeler
Beryl Reid
Sylvia
Robert Longden
Mr Pitt
David Battley
John
Peter Martin
Charlie
Judy Brooke
Yvonne
Anthony Molloy
Tony
Maggie Jones
Bella
Christopher Wilkinson
Dave
Dave Leslie
Man Opposite
Victor Maddern
Sam Bentley
John Alderson
Tracy
Don Fellows
Leo
Peter Carlisle
Harry
Timothy Carlton
Carstairs
Bill Wallis
Pronk
Marlous Fluitsma
Guide
Geoff Oldham
Minister
Alan Starkey
Man at Funeral
Philip Wilde
Grey Guardian
Crew
Directing
- Brian ParkerDirector
Writing
- Alan PlaterNovel
Production
- Mary OwenUnit Manager
- Christine NormantonProduction Consultant
- Malcolm DruryCasting Director
- Patricia RobertshawProduction Assistant
- Michael GlynnProducer
- David CunliffeExecutive Producer
- Ian FergusonUnit Manager
Camera
- Peter JacksonDirector of Photography
Editing
- David AspinallEditor
Sound
- Barrie BoxSound Recordist
- Frank RicottiOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Peter KindredProduction Design
- Stuart PearsonGraphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Brian CastleCostume Design
- Di LofthouseMakeup Artist