His book on alan platers the beiderbecke affair was published by the british film institute and palgrave macmillan on 28 september 2012. Your tv show guide to countdown the beiderbecke affair air dates. Alan plater on a bizarre journey in a parallel universe that will take him to, er, barrowinfurness. Stay in touch with the beiderbecke affair next episode air date and your favorite tv s. The best dvd pack of everything from the beiderbecke trilogy plus the pilot. Listen free to bix beiderbecke the very best of bix beiderbecke mississipi mud, do i hear you saying i love you and more. Playwright alan platers first and finest novel is a delightful comedy thriller. The beiderbecke affair would be followed by the gillespie tapes and the yardbird suite, referencing dizzy gillespie and charlie parker respectively. The beiderbecke tapes rent movies and tv shows on dvd. 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. Trevor orders some jazz records which fail to turn up while jill begins her campaign to stand for the council. This, the 2nd in the beiderbecke trilogy, frequently seems to get squeezed out between. Beiderbeck affair as the quality of sound on the dvds i bought from the granada issue is so poor it spoils the enjoyment of the series.
The beiderbecke trilogy tv series the movie database. The beiderbecke affair sitcom british comedy guide. There is disagreement over whether beiderbecke was christened leon bix or leon bismark and nicknamed bix. Playback options listening on switch spotify device. Disc 1 1985 starring james bolam and barbara flynn on dvd and bluray. The beiderbecke affair season 1 episode 5 that was a very funny evening. This is a combined volume of three books set in yorkshire uk in the 1980s and concerns two teachers at a secondary school who get involved in sorting out some local government corruption the beiderbecke affair, international corruption government misinformation the beiderbecke tapes and refugees the beiderbecke connection. His first recordings were with the wolverines in 1924. Ford cortina 1600e in movies and tv series page next. 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. It is the third and final part of the beiderbecke trilogy and stars james bolam and barbara flynn as schoolteachers trevor chaplin and jill swinburne. As it turns out, the cassette doesnt contain music by american jazz artist bix beiderbecke. I havent seen the middle one since the original airing of it they never show it on tv because its like a film or longer episodes or summat as i recall.
The beiderbecke affair is the first in a trilogy and carries on themes from alan platers get lost 1981. The match is abandoned after the police led by sgt hobson raid the pitch following crowd trouble. The beiderbecke affair is a drama programme that first aired in 1985 and has been classified a pg certificate. I received the second disk of the biederbecke affair before the first, watched it without realizing it, and then received the first disk. The beiderbecke affair tv series 19851985 the movie.
William gallagher is a british writer and journalist. He has written extensively for radio, television, films and the theatre, and for. 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. The beiderbecke connection is a fourpart british television serial written by alan plater and broadcast in 1988. Its the dialogue in this that makes her extra attractive, talking about french movies. The beiderbecke connection by alan bell alan bell, james. Beiderbecke, bix synonyms, beiderbecke, bix pronunciation, beiderbecke, bix translation, english dictionary definition of beiderbecke, bix. Described by one critic as an inspired update of the thin man, the lighthearted british comedymystery series the beiderbecke affair begins, per its title, when jazz fan trevor orders a. At this point plater decided to create a jazzthemed trilogy. Described by one critic as an inspired update of the thin man, the lighthearted british comedymystery series the beiderbecke affair begins, per its title, when jazz fan trevor orders a set of bix. The beiderbecke trilogy is a collection of three series of a lighthearted british mysterycomedydrama. Then they meet john the barman who died but is much better now.
It was made by yorkshire tv, and set in that part of the u. The beiderbecke affair has a similar style to get lost. The beiderbecke tapes rent movies and tv shows on dvd and. Shortly after the completion of the beiderbecke affair, david cunliffe asked plater to write a new serial with the same. Ytv later decided that they would film the novel as a twopart serial, each episode of ninety minutes duration. With james bolam, barbara flynn, dudley sutton, malcolm storry. Recorded with a teac ad500 cassette deck, a desktop computer with a modern soundblaster sound card, and the audio recording program goldwave. After attending a local football match in order to track down his missing records, trevor agrees to referee. Shortly after the completion of the beiderbecke affair, david cunliffe asked plater to write a new serial with the same characters. 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 on the other hand is interested in jazz, football and snooker and has little interest in conservation.
Woodwork teacher trevor enjoys football and jazz music. The beiderbecke trilogy refers to three television serials written by alan plater and made by. The beiderbecke affair episode 1 with james bolam barbara. Sgt hobson becomes suspicious of the activities of trevor, jill, big al, little norm and later big als sister the platinum blonde. The beiderbecke affair is a 50 minute comedy starring stephen tomlin, colin blakely and alison skilbeck. The son of bismark herman beiderbecke and agatha jane hilton, bix beiderbecke was born on march 10, 1903, in davenport, iowa.
Bix beiderbecke, american jazz cornetist who was an outstanding improviser and composer of the 1920s and whose style is characterized by lyricism and purity of tone. I knew it could be better as i have the same series when it was issued on vhs, the vhs version is better than the dvd from granada. The series premiered on tue jan 01, 1985 on itv and we are on. Jill swinburne teaches english and wants to help save the planet. A guide to the beiderbecke affair, the 1985 tv sitcom.
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. The beiderbecke affair takes its name from the fact that trevor played by the brilliant james bolam is a jazz fan, and especially a fan of the late, great bix beiderbecke. Now with a baby in tow, jill and trevor are asked by big al to look after a refugee called ivan. Woodwork teacher trevor enjoys football and jazz music while english teacher jill is a. Playwright alan platers first and finest novel is a delightf. Bix beiderbecke the beiderbecke affair releases discogs. As a boy beiderbecke was expelled from lake forest academy in suburban chicago.
Beiderbecke affair, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The lives of jazz lovers trevor james bolam and jill barbara flynn, now married and raising their first child, become more complicated after they agree to take in a friend who has recently fallen. Jill is a keen conservationist, interested in the environment as well as social issues. After the success of the british miniseries the beiderbecke affair and its sequel the beiderbecke tapes, the bbc followed with the beiderbecke connection, the final installment of the trilogy.
Find bix beiderbecke discography, albums and singles on allmusic. After this he played in the charlie straight orchestra in 1925, with jean goldkette in 192627 and in the middle of that. Beiderbecke, bix definition of beiderbecke, bix by the. The beiderbecke trilogy refers to three television serials written by alan plater and made by yorkshire television for the itv network in the united kingdom between 1984 and 1988. Niven collection of jazz history, a cassette recording from the jazz artist bix beiderbecke, from the era of bix beiderbecke and the wolverines. A third series, the beiderbecke connection, followed in 1988. The beiderbecke tapes is the second entry in playwrightscreenwriter alan platers beiderbecke trilogy following 1985s the beiderbecke affair and. The first installment of a twopart sequel to the beiderbecke affair finds teachers turned investigators jill swinburne barbara flynn and trevor chaplin james bolam dodging mysterious men in gray who seem to want their copy of an ordinary jazz tape. Buy the beiderbecke affair bfi tv classics 2012 by william gallagher isbn. Trevor and big al meet to resolve the problem with the records. Cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. The beiderbecke affair,the beiderbecke tapes, and the beiderbecke connection. At the jazz band ball bix beiderbecke on allmusic 1990. Reading what i thought was the synopsis later, it didnt sound like the same story.
The series premiered on tue jan 01, 1985 on itv and we are on the brink of a new era, if only. The beiderbecke affair, first broadcast 18 years ago, has taken on a life of its own. With as little plot as its creator alan plater could get away with and as much jazz as he could manage, the 1985 television drama the beiderbecke affair had a farreaching impact, inspiring sequels, novels, albums and even jazz tours. At the jazz band ball bix beiderbecke on allmusic 1990 this second installment into bixs recorded. Jill and trevor have an emotional crisis, sergeant hobson has a policing crisis, and big al has a storage crisis. The tone is discursive and undramatic, while the plots are fairly loose, never more selfconsciously than in the beiderbecke tapes itv, 1987. He orders a set of beiderbecke lps from a doortodoor saleswoman and is distressed when the wrong records arrive on his doorstep. Stay in touch with the beiderbecke affair next episode air date and your favorite tv shows.
Apr 10, 2016 the beiderbecke affair takes its name from the fact that trevor played by the brilliant james bolam is a jazz fan, and especially a fan of the late, great bix beiderbecke. The beiderbecke tapes, adapted by alan plater from his novel of the same name, is a sequel to the beiderbecke affair. Trevor chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator.
Binaural beats concentration music, focus music, background music for studying, study music greenred productions relaxing music 284 watching live now. Ive had a heck of a time with this beiderbecke series. The beiderbecke trilogy complete series 6dvd box set, the beiderbecke affair the beiderbecke tapes the beiderbecke connection. Jan 31, 2007 with deliciously witty dialogue, groovy jazz music and a first rate cast including the all time great colin blakely the beiderbecke affair was a huge hit with viewers and couple of years later a two part follow up emerged, the beiderbecke tapes saw the dynamic duo receive a recording of a meeting in which plans to discuss the dumping of toxic. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. A selftaught pianist and cornet player, he was the first white musician to be. Each serial centres around schoolteachers trevor chaplin and jill swinburne who work at a rundown comprehensive school in leeds. The lives of jazz lovers trevor james bolam and jill barbara flynn, now married and raising their first child, become more complicated after they. He also played the piano, but he had more success playing the cornet with a very personal style. Media in category the beiderbecke trilogy filming locations the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.