The Beiderbecke Trilogy 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 enjoys football and jazz music while English teacher Jill is a political activist concerned with saving the environment. "The Beiderbecke Trilogy" centres on two schoolteachers – Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) – who teach at a comprehensive school
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