It’s been over 20 years since the public’s imagination was first hooked on The Beiderbecke Affair - the initial instalment in what was to become Alan Plater’s award winning trilogy of comedy-thrillers starring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn. They play Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne, two reluctant teachers who are drawn into a web of intrigue when Trevor is paid a mysterious visit by a slightly-tarnished platinum blonde. Since that moment The Beiderbecke Trilogy has maintained its position as one of the nation’s favourite television shows, with its easy-going plots, dryly-humorous dialogue, deftly-drawn characters and outstanding Jazz score by Frank Ricotti and legendary trumpeter Kenny Baker

The Beiderbecke Affair (1984)

All Trevor Chaplin wants is a set of Bix Beiderbecke records. All Jill Swinburne wants is to stand for the council as an Independent candidate. So where does the dazzlingly beautiful platinum blonde come in..?

The Beiderbecke Tapes (1986)

Dragged into the murky world of national security, Jill and Trevor find themselves pursued and threatened by sinister grey men. But all Trevor wanted was a tape of Bix Beiderbecke music!

The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)

Trevor and Jill are back - this time with a baby in tow! Taking their family addition for a walk they bump into Big Al, who asks them for a favour...

Episodes
all 3 series

SPECIAL FEATURES
Bonus: Get Lost - All four episodes of the precursor series to The Beiderbecke Trilogy, starring Alun Armstrong and Bridget Turner
Archive interviews with Bolam, Flynn and Plater, during filming The Beiderbecke Tapes
Commemorative Booklet - on the making of the Trilogy (and Get Lost) by Andrew Pixley
Soundtrack CD featuring the music of Frank Ricotti and trumpeter Kenny Baker  

Technical Information
Format: DVD
Classification: PG
Number of Discs: 6
Picture: 4:3 / Colour
Sound: Mono / English
Subtitles: None
Region: 2 / PAL
Running Time: 660 mins
Catalogue Number: N7952566