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30/09/1979 Crime, Drama 0h 50m
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THE PRIVATE EAR.

Overview

Shoestring is a BBC detective drana set in Bristol and starring Trevor Eve as private detective Eddie Shoestring, who operatee his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 hour-long episodes. Eve opted not to return after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre, so the production team changed the setting to Jersey and created Bergerac, also following a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.

Top billed cast

  1. Trevor Eve

    Eddie Shoestring

  2. Doran Godwin

    Erica Bayliss

  3. Liz Crowther

    Sonia

  4. Michael Medwin

    Don Satchley

  5. Colin Maitland

    Studio Engineer

  6. Julian Littman

    Vincent Dinsdale

  7. Jeanna L'Esty

    Liz

  8. John Vine

    Disc Jockey

  9. Pippa Sparkes

    Phone-In Girl

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 2

 1980 | 10 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Shoestring

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