The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)

Comedy · Drama

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".

IMDb rating: 8.4 (376 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

James Bolam Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn Jill Swinburne
Terence Rigby Big Al
Danny Schiller Little Norm
Dudley Sutton Mr Carter
Keith Smith Wheeler

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

8.10 avg 4 episodes 8.2 → 8.1 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin	8.2	27
2	Hello Sir, Hello Miss	7.9	25
3	Is He the Lodger?	8.2	24
4	What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks?	8.1	24