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The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)

The Beiderbecke Affair

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5h 20m

Comedy, Drama, Musicals

January 6th, 1985

8.6/10

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Synopsis

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

James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Dudley Sutton
Mr. Carter
Terence Rigby
Big Al
Dominic Jephcott
Det. Sgt. Hobson
Keith Smith
Mr. Wheeler
Danny Schiller
Little Norm
Colin Blakely
Chief Supt. Forrest
Keith Marsh
Harry
Alison Skilbeck
Helen
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Directors

David Reynolds
(4 episodes, 1985)
Frank W. Smith
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Producers

David Cunliffe
executive producer
(6 episodes, 1985)
Anne W. Gibbons
producer
(6 episodes, 1985)
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Writers

Alan Plater
novel
(6 episodes, 1985)
Alan Plater
screenplay
(6 episodes, 1985)
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Keywords

based on novel
corruption
police
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 6th, 1985 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

The Beiderbecke Affair (original title)
The Beiderbecke Affair (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Locations

Belmont level crossing, Forest Lane, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK (Lol's level crossing)
Clayton Grange Flats, Moor Grange, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (multi-storey flats where Trevor looks for the dazzlingly beautiful platinum blonde)
County Hall, Bond Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK (council offices where Pitt the Planner works: exterior - Trevor drives round as he waits for Jill)
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Running Times

320 min (6 parts)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Yorkshire Television (YTV)
Yorkshire Television (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Distribution Companies

ITV - Independent Television

Special Effects Companies

Effects Associates

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