The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) featured a cast of 21 tracked actors. Of these, 10 (59%) are still alive today and 7 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is James Bolam, age 91. This TV series starred James Bolam and Barbara Flynn.
59% still with us· verified cast48% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 59% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast21 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Bolam Trevor Chaplin | Trevor Chaplin | Living | 16/06/1935 | 91 | — | 53 |
 Barbara Flynn Jill Swinburne | Jill Swinburne | Living | 05/08/1948 | 78 | — | 40 |
 Terence Rigby Big Al | Big Al | Deceased | 02/01/1937 | 71 | 10/08/2008 | 51 |
 Danny Schiller Little Norm | Little Norm | Deceased | 29/04/1935 | 67 | 01/01/2003 | 53 |
 Dudley Sutton Mr Carter | Mr Carter | Deceased | 06/04/1933 | 85 | 15/09/2018 | 55 |
Keith Smith Wheeler | Wheeler | Deceased | 24/02/1926 | 82 | 30/03/2008 | 62 |
 Dominic Jephcott DI Hobson | DI Hobson | Living | 28/07/1957 | 69 | — | 31 |
| Ben | Living | — | — | — | — | |
 Sean Scanlan Joe | Joe | Deceased | 18/08/1948 | 68 | 17/04/2017 | 40 |
 Patrick Drury Ivan | Ivan | Living | 19/08/1945 | 81 | — | 43 |
Judy Brooke Yvonne Fairweather | Yvonne Fairweather | Living | 21/02/1970 | 56 | — | 18 |
Dave Leslie Man Opposite | Man Opposite | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gaynor Kitchen Sharon | Sharon | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Darren Bennet Gary | Gary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Thomas McGlinchey Firstborn | Firstborn | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eamon Boland Peter Swinburne | Peter Swinburne | Living | 15/07/1947 | 79 | — | 41 |
 Peter Martin Charlie | Charlie | Deceased | — | — | 19/04/2023 | — |
 Anna-Jane Casey Emma | Emma | Living | 15/02/1972 | 54 | — | 16 |
 Rosalie Williams Miss Pringle | Miss Pringle | Deceased | 12/06/1919 | 90 | 11/12/2009 | 69 |
 Robert Longden Mr Pitt | Mr Pitt | Living | 05/10/1951 | 74 | — | 37 |
 Deborah Grant CS Blake | CS Blake | Living | 22/02/1947 | 79 | — | 41 |
