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TV series

Shoestring

THE PRIVATE EAR.

1979 · 2 seasons · 21 episodes

Created by Robert Banks Stewart and Richard Harris

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Synopsis

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.

About 17h 30m to watch every episode. An estimate: 21 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 50 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Trevor Eve
    Eddie Shoestring
    21 episodes

  • Doran Godwin
    Erica Bayliss
    21 episodes

  • Liz Crowther
    Sonia
    21 episodes

  • Michael Medwin
    Don Satchley
    21 episodes

  • Colin Maitland
    Studio Assistant
    8 episodes

  • Julian Littman
    Vincent Dinsdale
    4 episodes

  • Jeanna L'Esty
    Liz
    3 episodes

  • John Vine
    Disc Jockey
    3 episodes

  • Pippa Sparkes
    Phone-In Girl
    2 episodes

  • Alan David
    Dr Ben Fischer
    2 episodes

  • Andy Bradford
    Phil
    2 episodes

  • Stewart Bevan
    Paul
    2 episodes

  • Peter Dean
    Jack
    2 episodes

  • Nicholas Donnelly
    Inspector
    2 episodes

  • Geoffrey Bateman
    DJ
    2 episodes

  • Sheila Dunn
    Mrs Proudfoot (voice)
    2 episodes

  • Daniel Day-Lewis
    DJ
    1 episode

  • Stacy Dorning
    Sarah Marshall
    1 episode

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