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The Beiderbecke Connection

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1988
  • 3h 21m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
356
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James Bolam and Barbara Flynn in The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
The Beiderbecke Connection
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ComedyDrama

Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Chapman teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last a... Read allTrevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Chapman teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last adventure in ('Beiderbecke Tapes, The (1987) (TV)'), Jill and Trevor have a child - Firstbo... Read allTrevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Chapman teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last adventure in ('Beiderbecke Tapes, The (1987) (TV)'), Jill and Trevor have a child - Firstborn. Big Al asks them to put up a friend of his and, of course, they agree. But when Ivan a... Read all

  • Stars
    • James Bolam
    • Barbara Flynn
    • Terence Rigby
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    356
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    • Stars
      • James Bolam
      • Barbara Flynn
      • Terence Rigby
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

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    James Bolam
    James Bolam
    • Trevor Chaplin
    Barbara Flynn
    Barbara Flynn
    • Jill Swinburne
    Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby
    • Big Al
    Danny Schiller
    • Little Norm
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • Mr Carter…
    Keith Smith
    • Mr Wheeler…
    Dominic Jephcott
    Dominic Jephcott
    • Det Insp Hobson…
    George Costigan
    George Costigan
    • Ben…
    Sean Scanlan
    • D.C. Joe…
    Patrick Drury
    Patrick Drury
    • Ivan
    Judy Brooke
    • Yvonne…
    Dave Leslie
    • Man Opposite
    Gaynor Kitchen
    • Sharon
    Darren Bennet
    • Gary
    Thomas McGlinchey
    • Baby…
    Eamon Boland
    Eamon Boland
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    Peter Martin
    • Charlie
    Robert Longden
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    • Trivia
      The episode titles "Oh look - it's average-sized Trevor Chaplin", "Hello Sir, Hello Miss", "Is he the lodger?" and "What do we have on hockey sticks?" are the opening lines of each episode.
    • Quotes

      D.C. Ben: We could have a dawn swoop. I've always fancied a dawn swoop - they have them all the time in London.

      D.C. Joe: Yes, well the thing I have against dawn swoops is the time of day - I mean, dawn, from all accounts, is *very* early.

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    User reviews6

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    10/10

    Bix! Cool.

    Refugee Ivan's monosyllabic description sums this delightful series up perfectly. I love the adventures of Trevor, Jill, the first born and their pals. Legendary in their own quiet way, thanks to their creator, Alan Plater. This was when politics was always left of centre if you were a thinking person, something Americans can't seem to grasp.
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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1988 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hill View Avenue, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Trevor's and Jill's house)
    • Production company
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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