The Beiderbecke Affair
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The Beiderbecke Affair is a British television comedy-drama series from the 1980s, known for its offbeat humor, jazz-infused soundtrack, and the performances of its lead actors including Barbara Flynn.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Beiderbecke Connection | 2 |
| The Beiderbecke Affair canonical | 1 |
| The Beiderbecke Tapes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11682310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Beiderbecke Affair Context triple: [Barbara Flynn, notableWork, The Beiderbecke Affair]
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A.
Jazz (novel)
"Jazz" is a 1992 novel by Toni Morrison that explores love, violence, and memory in 1920s Harlem through a polyphonic, jazz-like narrative style.
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B.
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows is a 1934 American drama film featuring Frances Drake alongside George Raft and Adolphe Menjou, set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution.
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C.
Our Man in Jazz
Our Man in Jazz is a 1962 live avant-garde jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded with Don Cherry and noted for its extended, exploratory improvisations.
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D.
Dodsworth
Dodsworth is a 1936 drama film, based on Sinclair Lewis's novel, that explores the disintegration of a wealthy American couple's marriage during a European trip.
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E.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Beiderbecke Affair Target entity description: The Beiderbecke Affair is a British television comedy-drama series from the 1980s, known for its offbeat humor, jazz-infused soundtrack, and the performances of its lead actors including Barbara Flynn.
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A.
Jazz (novel)
"Jazz" is a 1992 novel by Toni Morrison that explores love, violence, and memory in 1920s Harlem through a polyphonic, jazz-like narrative style.
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B.
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows is a 1934 American drama film featuring Frances Drake alongside George Raft and Adolphe Menjou, set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution.
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C.
Our Man in Jazz
Our Man in Jazz is a 1962 live avant-garde jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded with Don Cherry and noted for its extended, exploratory improvisations.
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D.
Dodsworth
Dodsworth is a 1936 drama film, based on Sinclair Lewis's novel, that explores the disintegration of a wealthy American couple's marriage during a European trip.
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E.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1980s television series
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British television series ⓘ television comedy-drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Alan Plater ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbara Flynn
NERFINISHED
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Colin Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudley Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bolam NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Jill Swinburne is an idealistic English teacher
NERFINISHED
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Trevor Chaplin is a woodwork teacher and jazz enthusiast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Ricotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Alan Plater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | David Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Barry Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOnChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Beiderbecke Connection
NERFINISHED
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The Beiderbecke Tapes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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crime drama ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Jill Swinburne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trevor Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Beiderbecke Connection
NERFINISHED
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The Beiderbecke Tapes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfStory | Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Ricotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deadpan dialogue
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jazz-infused soundtrack ⓘ offbeat humour ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| originalRunTimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| partOf | The Beiderbecke Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sidney Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Yorkshire Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Flynn
NERFINISHED
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James Bolam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| writer | Alan Plater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Beiderbecke Affair Description of subject: The Beiderbecke Affair is a British television comedy-drama series from the 1980s, known for its offbeat humor, jazz-infused soundtrack, and the performances of its lead actors including Barbara Flynn.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Beiderbecke Tapes
this entity surface form:
The Beiderbecke Connection
this entity surface form:
The Beiderbecke Connection