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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 Cast
Trevor Eve
Eddie Shoestring
Doran Godwin
Erica Bayliss
Liz Crowther
Sonia
Michael Medwin
Don Satchley
Episodes
1
Private Ear
Sep 30, 1979
2
Knock for Knock
Oct 07, 1979
3
Higher Ground
Oct 14, 1979
4
An Uncertain Circle
Oct 21, 1979
5
Listen to Me
Oct 28, 1979
6
Nine Tenths of the Law
Nov 04, 1979
7
The Link-Up
Nov 11, 1979
8
Stamp Duty
Nov 18, 1979
9
Find the Lady
Dec 02, 1979
10
The Partnership
Dec 09, 1979
11
I'm a Believer
Dec 12, 1979
