The Beiderbecke Affair poster

The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)

Comedy · Drama · Music

Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor tries to buy some jazz records but this leads to meeting a 'dazzlingly beautiful platinum blond'.

IMDb rating
8.6 (687 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

8.03 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 8.3

Ep 1: 7.2 · 40 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 30 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 25 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 25 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 26 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1What I Don't Understand Is This...7.240
2Can Anybody Join In?7.930
3We Call It the White Economy8.225
4Um... I Know What You're Thinking8.325
5That Was a Very Funny Evening8.324
6We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...8.326