Archive interviews with bolam, flynn and plater, while filming the beiderbecke tapes in 1987. The beiderbecke affair series 1 3 volume boxed set. Michael seely looks back on alan platers trilogy, 30 years on from the. William gallaghers illuminating study is the first critical account of this muchloved series. The beiderbecke affair has a similar style to get lost.
The trilogy comprising of the beiderbecke affair, the beiderbecke tapes and the beiderbecke connection was also a very popular tv series. Jill is a keen conservationist, interested in the environment as well as social issues. The beiderbecke trilogy refers to three television serials written by alan plater and made by. Trevor on the other hand is interested in jazz, football and snooker and has little interest in conservation. The other two books were written before the tv shows were made. All three series resonated with the sounds of jazz great bix beiderbecke and original music by frank ricotti, and it was this, as much as the unusual and. The book of the beiderbecke affair was written after the tv series was made. This quirky comedydrama, written by alan plater, starred james bolam of the likely lads fame, and barbara flynn, was first shown on itv in 1985, and was so successful it spawned two sequels. With james bolam, barbara flynn, dudley sutton, malcolm storry.
The beiderbecke trilogy this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. With james bolam, barbara flynn, dominic jephcott, terence rigby. Complete series the beiderbecke affair the beiderbecke tapes the beiderbecke connection region 2. 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 fourpart mini series get lost. The evidence is that the three beiderbecke series, starring the peerless james bolam and barbara flynn, have hung about in this way. The beiderbecke trilogy is a collection of three series of a lighthearted british mysterycomedydrama. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. In the beiderbecke affair 1984, woodwork teacher and jazz buff trevor chaplin james bolam has always.
All three series resonated with the sounds of jazz great bix beiderbecke and original music by frank ricotti, and it was this, as much as the unusual and eccentric style of the. James bolam, barbara flynn, dudley sutton, dominic jephcott, terence rigby, danny. Drawing on interviews with cast members and musicians, the. The beiderbecke affair,the beiderbecke tapes, and the beiderbecke connection. The beiderbecke trilogy centres on two schoolteachers trevor chaplin james bolam and jill swinburne barbara flynn who teach at a comprehensive school in leeds, in west yorkshire. It was made by yorkshire tv, and set in that part of the u. In the beiderbecke affair 1984, woodwork teacher and jazz buff trevor chaplin james bolam has always fantasized that a beautiful blonde will enter his life and simultaneously provide him with rare recordings of his hero bix beiderbecke. Trevor chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. All four episodes of the precursor series to the beiderbecke trilogy, starring alun armstrong and bridget turner as two teachers trying to enjoy a halfterm break.
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