The Beiderbecke Tapes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Beiderbecke Tapes follows schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Trevor's hands, Trevor and Jill find themselves being pursued by national security agents.

Series details

• Title: The Beiderbecke Tapes
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1987-12-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35455
• IMDb ID: tt0092629
• TVDB ID: 83291

Cast and credited roles

• James Bolam — Trevor Chaplin
• Barbara Flynn — Jill Swinburne
• Dudley Sutton — Carter
• Malcolm Storry — Peterson
• Keith Smith — Wheeler
• Beryl Reid — Sylvia
• David Battley — John
• Robert Longden — Pitt
• Peter Martin — Charlie
• Judy Brooke — Yvonne

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-12-13; final listed air date 1987-12-20; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Beiderbecke Tapes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.