The Beiderbecke Connection
8.4
Season 1
50 min
S1 · E1 · Nov 27, 1988
Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin Episode 1
50 min
S1 · E2 · Dec 4, 1988
Hello Sir, Hello Miss Episode 2
50 min
S1 · E3 · Dec 11, 1988
Is He the Lodger? Episode 3
50 min
S1 · E4 · Dec 18, 1988
What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks? Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
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The Beiderbecke Connection is a four-part British television serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1988. It is the third and final part of The Beiderbecke Trilogy and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. Now with a baby in tow, Jill and Trevor are asked by Big Al to look after a refugee called "Ivan".
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Cast
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James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Known for
New Tricks
The Plague Dogs
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Known for
Cracker
Elizabeth I
Terence Rigby
Big Al
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tomorrow Never Dies
Danny Schiller
Little Norm
Known for
Erik the Viking
Under Suspicion
Dudley Sutton
Mr Carter
Known for
The Devils
Lovejoy
Keith Smith
Wheeler
Known for
Body Snatchers
Dominic Jephcott
DI Hobson
Known for
Labyrinth
All Quiet on the Western Front
George Costigan
Ben
Known for
Happy Valley
Gentleman Jack
Sean Scanlan
Joe
Known for
Whisky Galore
Patrick Drury
Ivan
Known for
The Crown
Father Ted
Judy Brooke
Yvonne Fairweather
Also in
The Beiderbecke Tapes
A Time to Dance
Dave Leslie
Man Opposite
Also in
1914 All Out
Alan Plater Creator · Alan J.W. Bell Director Keith Richardson Executive producer
Total runtime 4h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
November 27, 1988
Final episode
December 18, 1988
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
4h 0m
Original language
English
Production
Yorkshire Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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