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The Beiderbecke Tapes

6.819871 seasonTV SeriesComedyDrama

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part 1987 British television comedy-drama serial written by Alan Plater. The second installment in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, it stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill…

ProducersMichael Glynn·David Cunliffe

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Part 1
Dec 13, 1987
E2
Part 2
Dec 20, 1987

Cast

JBJames Bolam
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
BFBarbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
DSDudley Sutton
Dudley Sutton
Carter
MSMalcolm Storry
Malcolm Storry
Peterson
KS
Keith Smith
Wheeler
BRBeryl Reid
Beryl Reid
Sylvia
RLRobert Longden
Robert Longden
Mr Pitt
DBDavid Battley
David Battley
John
PMPeter Martin
Peter Martin
Charlie
JB
Judy Brooke
Yvonne

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How many seasons are in The Beiderbecke Tapes?

The Beiderbecke Tapes has 1 season in total (2 episodes). The series concluded in 1987.

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No — The Beiderbecke Tapes ended after 1 season, so there is no Season 2.