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The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)

First aired November 27, 19881h/ep1 season · 4 epsEnded
7.3

5 votes

DramaComedy

Overview

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".

Created By

Alan Plater

Top Billed Cast

James Bolam

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

Terence Rigby

Terence Rigby

Big Al

Danny Schiller

Danny Schiller

Little Norm

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Mr Carter

Keith Smith

Keith Smith

Wheeler

Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

DI Hobson

George Costigan

George Costigan

Ben

Sean Scanlan

Sean Scanlan

Joe

Patrick Drury

Patrick Drury

Ivan

Judy Brooke

Judy Brooke

Yvonne Fairweather

Dave Leslie

Dave Leslie

Man Opposite

Gaynor Kitchen

Gaynor Kitchen

Sharon

Darren Bennet

Darren Bennet

Gary

Thomas McGlinchey

Thomas McGlinchey

Firstborn

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

December 18, 1988

Networks

ITV1

Production

Yorkshire Television

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