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The Beiderbecke Tapes (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
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- 1000 · 180 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Brian Parker
- Starring
- Beryl Reid, Dudley Sutton, Don Fellows, Barbara Flynn, Malcolm Storry, James Bolam
The Beiderbecke Tapes, a two‑part British drama written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1987, is the second installment of the Beiderbecke Trilogy. It follows schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) after a taped conversation about nuclear waste lands in Trevor’s possession, drawing national‑security agents.
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