The Beiderbecke Affair Beiderbecke Trilogy", with the two sequel series being "The Beiderbecke Tapes" (1987) and "The Beiderbecke Connection" (1988). Rather than following a usual linear story structure, "The Beiderbecke Affair" — set in Leeds in 1985 — is a character-led drama with a plot that initially appears rather unclear, moving as it does from one seemingly unrelated event to another. These events—and the characters involved with them—are eventually shown to be interconnected. Geordie Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) teaches woodwork, enjoys football and is passionate about jazz. Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) is interested in neither football nor jazz but teaches English and wants
Bix Beiderbecke to the National Register of Historic Places. Beiderbecke's music was featured in three British comedy drama television series, all written by Alan Plater: "The Beiderbecke Affair" (1984), "The Beiderbecke Tapes" (1987), and "The Beiderbecke Connection" (1988). In 1991, the Italian director Pupi Avati released "Bix: An Interpretation of a Legend". Filmed partially in the Beiderbecke home, which Avati had purchased and renovated, "Bix" was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. At the beginning of the 21st century, Beiderbecke's music continued to reside mostly out of the mainstream and some of the facts of his life are still debated, but scholars