1 reviews
Sales Rank: 19602

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 300
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.2

UPC: 054961816194
EAN: 0054961816194
ASIN: B001HZ4K8A

Theatrical Release Date: 1985
Release Date: January 27, 2009 (In 18 Days)
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Not yet released

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Editorial Reviews:

Description

Two wisecracking teachers turn amateur detectives in this delightful British mystery series

It doesn’t occur to Trevor (James Bolam, New Tricks) that dishy blondes don’t usually sell jazz records door-to-door. He orders a set of Bix Beiderbecke LPs but receives the wrong items. While trying to locate the missing music, he and his girlfriend, Jill (Barbara Flynn, Cracker), stumble upon black market goods in a church basement, secret meetings in a parking lot, and corruption at the highest levels.

Several colorful characters enliven their adventures: Big Al and Little Norm, an overzealous police officer, an elderly snoop with a dog named Jason, and a town planner with a drawer full of incriminating files. Written by Alan Plater (Oliver’s Travels) and set in Yorkshire, this quirky British mystery glides along on witty banter, a sly sense of fun, and a soundtrack by award-winning musician Frank Ricotti. "Bolam and Flynn play the latter-day Nick and Nora Charles with relish" --The Courier-Mail.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE Bix Beiderbecke biography.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Is it COMEDY? Is it MYSTERY? Without a doubt, it's BRITISH December 31, 2008
Two unwed room-together teachers, both devilishly full of verbal tarts and retorts, get involved in what appears to be a black-market scheme being housed in a church basement. At that point it reverts to a LOT of quirkiness and bizarreness. You have your gangsters vs police, politicians and civic/business leaders, a blond mystery bombshell, school personnel, a driver with dark glasses, clan zealots, an old man with a dog not to mention Big Al and Little Norm.

If it can go wrong, it does. It it can get confused, it does. The plot is so interwoven between the good guys and the bad bunglers that it is possible even the director forgot who was who. Through it all, Trevor (James Bolam) and Jill (Barbara Flynn) never fail to continually pass cracks at each other. But is it all because of LOVE? Enter Trevor's old flame, Helen, who for her own reasons wants Trevor back...so...the two ladies, who actually like each other, flip a coin.

Ah but there is more to the McAllister clan than meets the eye. Will bungling super cop Det. Sgt. Hobson get to the bottom of it all? In the meantime, Trevor helps Jill run a campaign as a conservative candidate. If you're now as lost as the cast, fear not, at least you will discover a bit about Bix Beiderbecke.

It is pure dry British comedy throughout. It is somewhat similar to Monty Python by the stupidity or foolishness of some of the characters. It could also be considered a British answer to "Get Smart" without the action and gadgets. No shoe phones in "The Beiderbeck Affair", but there is an electric toothbrush that gets Trevor arrested...again. Hobson arrests every character in the series at some point...it seems.

Fix yourself a spot o' tea, a tray of biscuits (cookies), and expect droll entertainment. Save a cup for the slow-motion run of lovers near the end. If you relate to the subtle British humor, it's bully, or crackin', or Yorkshire friendly. Four tea drinking pinkie's up.

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