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
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today album and future albums' more metal-oriented sound. Reviews for "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today" have been mostly positive. AllMusic's Steve Huey awards the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, and described it as "one of its best efforts". For the musical direction, Huey states, "The band's thrashy fusion of its hardcore roots with speed metal was fully developed by this point, and Mike Muir's social commentary and self-analysis were as ragingly compelling and by turns amusing as ever." "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today" was moderately successful, peaking at