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S1 E6 · We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...

About The Beiderbecke Affair

The Beiderbecke Affair is a comedy and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on January 1, 1985. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...", aired on February 10, 1985.

Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor tries to buy some jazz records but this leads to meeting a 'dazzlingly beautiful platinum blond'.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

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Episodes

6 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1985 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor tries to buy some jazz records but this leads to meeting a 'dazzlingly beautiful platinum blond'.

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  1. The Beiderbecke Affair S1 E6 still E6

    6. We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...

    Finale

    Somehow, a bizarre twist of fate plunges the couple into a mystery involving bureaucracy and death threats. All is revealed: will Hobson find fame and glory, will Trevor and Jill find true happiness, and will Mr Carter ever really understand his two colleagues?

  2. The Beiderbecke Affair S1 E5 still E5

    5. That Was a Very Funny Evening

    Jill and Trevor have an emotional crisis, Hobson has a policing crisis, and Big Al has a storage crisis. But the question on everybody's mind is: 'Who is McAllister?'.

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    4. Um... I Know What You're Thinking

    Trevor is at the apex of an emotional triangle, Hobson is in trouble, and Jill is taken out to dinner.

  4. The Beiderbecke Affair S1 E3 still E3

    3. We Call It the White Economy

    Trevor has succeeded in finding the music he's been looking for and Jill's campaign is reaching fever pitch. But who is the mysterious supergrass and the woman 'with a past'? Will the truth ever be revealed to Hobson?

  5. The Beiderbecke Affair S1 E2 still E2

    2. Can Anybody Join In?

    Jill is detained by the police, Trevor goes in pursuit of a platinum blonde, Big Al reveals some of his secrets, and Sergeant Hobson tries to make sense of it all.

  6. The Beiderbecke Affair S1 E1 still E1

    1. What I Don't Understand Is This...

    Jazz-loving, woodship teacher Trevor Chaplin and his girlfriend Jill are on the trail of a saleswoman who mistakenly delivered a set of records that were supposed to be by Bix Beiderbecke.

Cast & crew

Created by Alan Plater

  • Danny Schiller

    Danny Schiller

    Little Norm

  • George Malpas

    George Malpas

    Lol

  • Keith Marsh

    Keith Marsh

    Harry

  • Colin Blakely

    Colin Blakely

    CS Forrest

  • Alison Skilbeck

    Alison Skilbeck

    Helen

  • Sue Jenkins

    Sue Jenkins

    Janey

  • James Grout

    James Grout

    Mr McAllister

  • Robert Longden

    Robert Longden

    Mr Pitt

  • Ian Bleasdale

    Ian Bleasdale

    Reverend Booth

  • Sean Scanlan

    Sean Scanlan

    Joe

  • Stephen Tomlin

    Ben

  • Martin Pitman

    Simon

  • Deborah Langley

    Akela

  • Jason Lumsden

    Bradley

  • Bernard Atha

    Bernard Atha

    Returning Officer

The Beiderbecke Affair FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Beiderbecke Affair?

The Beiderbecke Affair has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 10, 1985.

When did the latest episode of The Beiderbecke Affair come out?

The most recent episode of The Beiderbecke Affair, Season 1 Episode 6 "We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...", aired on February 10, 1985.

How many seasons of The Beiderbecke Affair are there?

The Beiderbecke Affair has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did The Beiderbecke Affair first air?

The Beiderbecke Affair first aired on ITV1 on January 1, 1985.

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