Shoestring
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.
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Trevor Eve
Eddie Shoestring · 21 eps
Doran Godwin
Erica Bayliss · 21 eps
Liz Crowther
Sonia · 21 eps
Michael Medwin
Don Satchley · 21 eps
Colin Maitland
Studio Engineer / Studio Assistant / Sound Engineer · 8 eps
Julian Littman
Vincent Dinsdale / DJ · 4 eps
Jeanna L'Esty
Liz · 3 eps
John Vine
Karl Winning / Radio Announcer / Disc Jockey · 3 eps
Pippa Sparkes
Phone-In Girl · 2 eps
Alan David
Dr Ben Fischer · 2 eps
Andy Bradford
Phil / Photographer · 2 eps
Stewart Bevan
Paul / Presenter · 2 eps
Peter Dean
Jack / PC Bryan Molecombe · 2 eps
Nicholas Donnelly
Inspector / Inspector Adams · 2 eps
Geoffrey Bateman
DJ / Disc Jockey · 2 eps
Sheila Dunn
Mrs Proudfoot (voice) / Carol · 2 eps
Daniel Day-Lewis
DJ · 1 ep
Stacy Dorning
Sarah Marshall · 1 ep
William Russell
David Carn · 1 ep
Sean Arnold
Tony Hendry · 1 ep
