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The Beiderbecke Connection

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The Beiderbecke Connection

1988 (completed) · 1 seasons · 4 episodes · United Kingdom · English

The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.1/10 on IMDb from 100 votes. Updated

64.2GRM score
★ 8.1IMDb · 100

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 cast

15
James Bolam
Trevor Chaplin
Barbara Flynn
Jill Swinburne
Terence Rigby
Big Al
Danny Schiller
Little Norm
Dudley Sutton
Mr Carter
Dudley Sutton
Mr. Carter
Dominic Jephcott
Det Insp Hobson
Dominic Jephcott
Det. Insp. Hobson PhD
George Costigan
Ben
George Costigan
D.C. Ben
Sean Scanlan
D.C. Joe
Sean Scanlan
Joe
Patrick Drury
Ivan
Judy Brooke
Yvonne
Judy Brooke
Yvonne Fairweather

Seasons

1

best episode: S1E1 — Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin ★ 8.2 (27)

S14 eps · ★ 8.1
  • E1Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin★ 8.227
  • E2Hello Sir, Hello Miss★ 7.925
  • E3Is He the Lodger?★ 8.224
  • E4What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks?★ 8.124

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Seasons

1

best episode: S1E1 — Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin ★ 8.2 (27)

S14 eps · ★ 8.1
  • E1Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin★ 8.227
  • E2Hello Sir, Hello Miss★ 7.925
  • E3Is He the Lodger?★ 8.224
  • E4What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks?★ 8.124

Top cast

15
JJames BolamTrevor ChaplinBBarbara FlynnJill SwinburneTTerence RigbyBig AlDDanny SchillerLittle NormDDudley SuttonMr CarterDDudley SuttonMr. CarterDDominic JephcottDet Insp HobsonDDominic JephcottDet. Insp. Hobson PhDGGeorge CostiganBenGGeorge CostiganD.C. BenSSean ScanlanD.C. JoeSSean ScanlanJoePPatrick DruryIvanJJudy BrookeYvonneJJudy BrookeYvonne Fairweather

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