Series
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988 · 1 season · Drama · Comedy
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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".
Cast
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Terence Rigby
Big Al
Danny Schiller
Little Norm
Dudley Sutton
Mr Carter
Keith Smith
Wheeler
Dominic Jephcott
DI Hobson
George Costigan
Ben
Sean Scanlan
Joe
Patrick Drury
Ivan
Judy Brooke
Yvonne Fairweather
Dave Leslie
Man Opposite
Gaynor Kitchen
Sharon
Darren Bennet
Gary
Thomas McGlinchey
Firstborn
Crew
- Alan PlaterNovel
- Michael GlynnProducer
- Keith RichardsonExecutive Producer
- Peter JacksonDirector of Photography
- Frank RicottiOriginal Music Composer
- David AspinallEditor
- Paddy SternCasting
Media
Details
- First aired
- November 27, 1988
- Last aired
- December 18, 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 4
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Seasons
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