The Beiderbecke Connection

Third and final instalment of Alan Plater’s Beiderbecke trilogy. Teachers Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) are still living together, and they now have a baby boy to look after as well. Their household is increased still further when old friend Big Al (Terence Rigby) asks them to take in a refugee as a favour; Trevor is reluctant until he discovers that his new guest is, like him, an ardent jazz fan. However, this visitor is only the first of many who will involve Trevor and Jill in yet more intrigue and deception.