Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Affair

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Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Affair is the idealistic, politically engaged schoolteacher who forms one half of the quirky central duo in the British comedy-drama series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn The Beiderbecke Affair
The Beiderbecke Trilogy
associatedWith The Beiderbecke Connection
The Beiderbecke Tapes
jazz-themed narrative
broadcastFormat episodic television
characterTrait environmentalist
idealistic
outspoken
politically engaged
socially conscious
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Alan Plater
educationSector comprehensive school
fictionalUniverse The Beiderbecke Affair
firstAppearance The Beiderbecke Affair
firstBroadcastYear 1985
formsDuoWith Trevor Chaplin
gender female
genreContext comedy-drama
humourStyle dry wit
language English
medium television
narrativeRole co-protagonist
network ITV
occupation schoolteacher
originatesFromWorkBy Alan Plater television scripts
partner Trevor Chaplin
politicalInterest environmental issues
local politics
nuclear disarmament
politicalOrientation left-wing
portrayedBy Barbara Flynn
productionCompany Yorkshire Television
productionCountryOfSeries United Kingdom
relationshipTypeWithTrevorChaplin romantic interest
seriesType British television series
setting Leeds
storyFunction drives political subplots
targetAudienceContext adult television audience
teachesSubject school curriculum (unspecified subject)
timePeriodOfSetting 1980s
worksAt school in Leeds

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Barbara Flynn notableRole Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Affair
The Beiderbecke Affair characterRole Jill Swinburne is an idealistic English teacher
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