Shoestring

Shoestring

1979
50m
7.7

7.7/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama

"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.

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Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

palestinian-israeli conflict mediterranean terrorism

Quick Facts

Release Date September 30, 1979
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0078690

Cast

Trevor Eve
Trevor Eve

Eddie Shoestring

Doran Godwin
Doran Godwin

Erica Bayliss

Liz Crowther
Liz Crowther

Sonia

Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin

Don Satchley

Key Crew

Robert Banks Stewart
Producer
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