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Shoestring

THE PRIVATE EAR.

Year: 1979 CrimeDrama Seasons: 2 Episodes: 21 Rating: 7.4

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.

Genres

CrimeDrama

Cast

Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

Eddie Shoestring

Doran Godwin

Doran Godwin

Erica Bayliss

Liz Crowther

Liz Crowther

Sonia

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Don Satchley

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