The Beiderbecke Affair

This quirky comedy-drama, written by Alan Plater, starred James Bolam of The Likely Lads fame, and Barbara Flynn, was first shown on ITV in 1985, and was so successful it spawned two sequels. All three series resonated with the sounds of jazz great Bix Beiderbecke and original music by Frank Ricotti, and it was this, as much as the unusual and eccentric style of the dialogue, that made the trilogy so popular with audiences. The very individual episode titles of the first series displayed the show's eccentricity, the title being the first thing uttered each episode.

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TheTVDB.com Series ID 79114
Status Ended
First Aired January 1, 1985
Recent December 20, 1987
Airs Sunday,
Network ITV1
Average Runtime 50 minutes
Genres Comedy Drama
Original Country Great Britain
Original Language English
On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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Season	From	To	Episodes
All Seasons
Specials	December 1987	December 1987	2
Season 1	January 1985	February 1985	6
Unassigned Episodes			0

Season	From	To	Episodes
Unassigned Episodes			8

Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1			0
Unassigned Episodes			8

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Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
Alan Plater	8	01/01/1985 - 12/20/1987

Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
David Reynolds	6	01/01/1985 - 02/10/1985
Brian Parker	2	12/13/1987 - 12/20/1987

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