The Beiderbecke Connection four episodes are titled by incipit, that is, the title is simply the first spoken words heard in each episode. The Beiderbecke Connection 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". Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English
James Bolam Bewes died in November 2017. Bolam is known for being guarded about his private life. He once remarked: "I'm having a man fix the track rods on my car. I don't want to know anything about him. Why should he want to know anything about me?" In 1976, Bolam returned to straight drama, as Jack Ford in the BBC Television series "When the Boat Comes In", which ran until 1981. Since then he has mostly appeared in comedies and comedy dramas, including "Only When I Laugh" (as Roy Figgis) from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982, "The Beiderbecke Affair"