Shoestring
"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.
Shoestring at a glance
Shoestring is a 1979 crime and drama TV series, starring Trevor Eve, Doran Godwin and Liz Crowther. It has 2 seasons and 21 episodes. TMDB users rate it 7.7 out of 10 from 6 votes.
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