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
I Cry When I Laugh even after hearing her debut record." She felt that the album was plagued by "scatterbrained production", "neck-deep clichés", and "relentless self-help tracks, all of which begin to blend together." Despite the mixed reception, "I Cry When I Laugh" was named the 16th and 10th best pop album of 2015 by "Rolling Stone" and "Entertainment Weekly", respectively. "The New York Observer" placed the album at number 5 in their list of best debut albums of 2015. "I Cry When I Laugh" debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with combined sales of just under 60,000, giving Glynne the second