The Beiderbecke Trilogy were also published as books by Alan Plater. The book of "The Beiderbecke Affair" was written after the TV series was made. The other two books were written before the TV shows were made and contain an earlier version of the stories. The Beiderbecke Trilogy 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. Each serial centres on schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) who work at a rundown comprehensive school in Leeds. Woodwork teacher Trevor
The Beiderbecke Affair are just over the road in The Leonardo Building which wasn't there at the time of filming back in 1984. The six episodes are titled by incipit, that is, the title is simply the first spoken words heard in each episode. All three series are available on DVD as individual boxed sets, and as a Collection DVD Set (the "Beiderbecke Trilogy"), with an additional 6 Disc Set, the "Beiderbecke Trilogy 21st Anniversary Edition" (containing the "Beiderbecke Trilogy" plus "Get Lost!", CD Soundtrack, cast interviews and commemorative booklet as special features) released for Region 2. "The Beiderbecke Tapes" was released in