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The Beiderbecke Connection

1988 1 seasons · 4 eps English

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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".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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
Dominic Jephcott
DI Hobson
George Costigan
Ben

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Alan Plater

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MONEY

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1 season · 4 episodes total · ~4 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 4 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Premiered 1988 and has since ended.

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WILD

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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CAST

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Created by Alan Plater.

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CAST

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15 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 4
Avg episode length: 60 min
Premiered: 1988-11-27
Last aired: 1988-12-18
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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