Release Date

30 Sep, 1979

Runtime

00:52: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

21/2

Synopsis

THE PRIVATE EAR.

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.

Original Title

Shoestring

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Specials

Series 1

30 Sep, 1979

Series 2

05 Oct, 1980

Created By

Robert Banks Stewart

Richard Harris

Actors

Trevor Eve

Doran Godwin

Liz Crowther

Michael Medwin

Crew

Chris Boucher

Sid Sutton

Robert Banks Stewart

Colin Dudley

George Fenton