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THE PRIVATE EAR.

Created by:

Robert Banks Stewart

No. of Seasons:

2

No. of Episodes:

21

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Shoestring

30/09/1979-21/12/1980 · Drama

Overview

Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with 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 one hour-long episodes. Star Trevor Eve decided not to return to the role after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre roles, so the same production team changed the format to be based in Jersey and created Bergerac, also about a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.

Cast

Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

Eddie Shoestring

Doran Godwin

Doran Godwin

Erica Bayliss

Liz Crowther

Liz Crowther

Sonia

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Don Satchley

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

DJ,

Alan David

Alan David

Dr. Ben Fischer

Nicholas Donnelly

Nicholas Donnelly

Peter Dean

Peter Dean

John Forgeham

John Forgeham

Caroline Blakiston

Caroline Blakiston