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 (379 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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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