The Beiderbecke Connection 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 and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last adventure
The Beiderbecke Affair are just over the road in The Leonardo Building which wasn't there at the time of filming back in 1984. The six episodes are titled by incipit, that is, the title is simply the first spoken words heard in each episode. All three series are available on DVD as individual boxed sets, and as a Collection DVD Set (the "Beiderbecke Trilogy"), with an additional 6 Disc Set, the "Beiderbecke Trilogy 21st Anniversary Edition" (containing the "Beiderbecke Trilogy" plus "Get Lost!", CD Soundtrack, cast interviews and commemorative booklet as special features) released for Region 2. "The Beiderbecke Tapes" was released in