The Beiderbecke Affair 40 years old
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.
Credits
Danny Schiller
Little Norm
Dudley Sutton
Mr. Carter
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Colin Blakely
Chief Supt. Forrest
Bernard Atha
Returning Officer
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Danny Schiller He was 49 , 67 years old when he died | as Little Norm |
| Dudley Sutton He was 51 , 85 years old when he died | as Mr. Carter |
| James Bolam He was 49 , now 89 years old | as Trevor Chaplin |
| Colin Blakely He was 54 , 56 years old when he died | as Chief Supt. Forrest |
| Bernard Atha He was 56 , now 96 years old | as Returning Officer |
| Barbara Flynn She was 36 , now 76 years old | as Jill Swinburne |
| Dominic Jephcott He was 27 , now 67 years old | as Det. Sgt. Hobson |
| Terence Rigby He was 48 , 71 years old when he died | as Big Al |
| James Grout He was 57 , 84 years old when he died | as Mr. McAllister |
| Sean Scanlan He was 36 , 68 years old when he died | as DC Joe |
| Keith Marsh He was 59 , 87 years old when he died | as Harry |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| David Cunliffe Production He was 22 , now 62 years old | Executive Producer |
| Alan Plater Writing He was 49 , 75 years old when he died | Writer |
| David Aspinall Editing | Editor |
The Beiderbecke Affair (40 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1985-01-06
- Runtime: [55] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 6