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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".
Original Release
11/27/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Bolam | Trevor Chaplin |
| Barbara Flynn | Jill Swinburne |
| Terence Rigby | Big Al |
| Danny Schiller | Little Norm |
| Dudley Sutton | Mr Carter / Mr. Carter |
| Keith Smith | Mr Wheeler / Mr. Wheeler |
| Dominic Jephcott | Det Insp Hobson / Hobson / Det. Insp. Hobson PhD |
| George Costigan | Ben / D.C. Ben |
| Sean Scanlan | D.C. Joe / Joe |
| Patrick Drury | Ivan |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin | Sunday, 27 November 1988 |
| 2 | Hello Sir, Hello Miss | Sunday, 04 December 1988 |
| 3 | Is He the Lodger? | Sunday, 11 December 1988 |
| 4 | What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks? | Sunday, 18 December 1988 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Bolam | Trevor Chaplin |
| Barbara Flynn | Jill Swinburne |
| Terence Rigby | Big Al |
| Danny Schiller | Little Norm |
| Dudley Sutton | Mr Carter / Mr. Carter |
| Keith Smith | Mr Wheeler / Mr. Wheeler |
| Dominic Jephcott | Det Insp Hobson / Hobson / Det. Insp. Hobson PhD |
| George Costigan | Ben / D.C. Ben |
| Sean Scanlan | D.C. Joe / Joe |
| Patrick Drury | Ivan |
| Judy Brooke | Yvonne / Yvonne Fairweather |
| Dave Leslie | Man Opposite |
| Gaynor Kitchen | Sharon |
| Darren Bennet | Gary |
| Thomas McGlinchey | Baby / Firstborn |
| Eamon Boland | Peter Swinburne / Peter |
| Peter Martin | Charlie |
| Robert Longden | Mr Pitt |
| Rosalie Williams | Miss Pringle |
| Deborah Grant | Chief Superintendant Blake |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Keith Richardson | Executive Producer |
| Michael Glynn | Producer |
