The Beiderbecke Connection
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The Beiderbecke Connection

★ 7.8/10 TMDB Premiered 1988-11-27 1 season 4 eps

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".

Last Episode Aired 1988-12-18
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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
Wheeler
Dominic Jephcott
Dominic Jephcott
DI Hobson
George Costigan
George Costigan
Ben
Sean Scanlan
Sean Scanlan
Joe
Patrick Drury
Patrick Drury
Ivan
Judy Brooke
Yvonne Fairweather
Dave Leslie
Man Opposite
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