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
James Bolam Bewes died in November 2017. Bolam is known for being guarded about his private life. He once remarked: "I'm having a man fix the track rods on my car. I don't want to know anything about him. Why should he want to know anything about me?" In 1976, Bolam returned to straight drama, as Jack Ford in the BBC Television series "When the Boat Comes In", which ran until 1981. Since then he has mostly appeared in comedies and comedy dramas, including "Only When I Laugh" (as Roy Figgis) from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982, "The Beiderbecke Affair"