The Beiderbecke Connection
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 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 arrives, they find he speaks no English but thinks that "Bix is cool".
- 1988-1988
- 1 season
- Comedy, Drama
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 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 arrives, they find he speaks no English but thinks that "Bix is cool".
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 1988
Episode 1
Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin
50 mins
Jill and Trevor have produced Firstborn with former pupil Yvonne employed has a babysitter. Big Al asks Trevor to look after a refugee, called Ivan overnight. Next day they drop Ivan off at the Humber bridge but hours later he returns.
Episode 2
Hello Sir, Hello Miss
50 mins
Ivan makes himself at home but Yvonne suspects he has better grasp of English than he is letting on. Following a number of video tapes, from the man opposite, Ben and Joe begin surveillance on Trevor and Jill, all the way to the jazz club.
Episode 3
Is He the Lodger?
50 mins
Jill's ex-husband Peter makes an unexpected visit but when Ivan returns, from Lancashire, the pair already know each other from prison. Ivan admits he committed a £3 million computer robbery and wants to stay while arranging his escape.
Episode 4
What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks?
Ivan and Peter have finalised their plans to escape by boat. Trevor and Jill decide to give them a lift to the seaside and watch them go. DC's Ben and Joe investigate the mystery of where San Quentin High are getting their school supplies.
