The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)

11/27/1988 (EN) • 1h

Drama, Comedy

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".

Top Billed Cast

James Bolam

Trevor Chaplin

4 Episodes

Barbara Flynn

Jill Swinburne

4 Episodes

Dudley Sutton

Mr Carter

4 Episodes

Terence Rigby

Big Al

4 Episodes

Dominic Jephcott

Hobson

4 Episodes

Danny Schiller

Little Norm

4 Episodes

Robert Longden

4 Episodes

Patrick Drury

4 Episodes

George Costigan

4 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1988 | 4 Episodes

Season 1 of The Beiderbecke Connection premiered on November 27, 1988.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

jazz

miniseries

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