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Shoestring

THE PRIVATE EAR.

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Shoestring — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • September 30, 1979
  • Runtime
  • 50 min, 55 min, & 52 min
  • TMDB score
  • 7.7
2 seasons Crime, Drama Creator: Chris Boucher

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Shoestring — Cast

Trevor Eve photo Trevor Eve Eddie Shoestring Doran Godwin photo Doran Godwin Erica Bayliss Liz Crowther photo Liz Crowther Sonia Michael Medwin photo Michael Medwin Don Satchley

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Specials1 episodesSeason page
Series 111 episodesSeason page
Series 210 episodesSeason page

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