Shoestring (1979)

THE PRIVATE EAR.

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.

Shoestring

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Trevor Eve
Trevor Eve
as Eddie Shoestring
Doran Godwin
Doran Godwin
as Erica Bayliss
Liz Crowther
Liz Crowther
as Sonia
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin
as Don Satchley
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
as DJ as
Alan David
Alan David
as Dr. Ben Fischer
Nicholas Donnelly
Nicholas Donnelly
as
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
as
John Forgeham
John Forgeham
as
Caroline Blakiston
Caroline Blakiston
as
Kika Mirylees
Kika Mirylees
as
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan
as
Michael Craig
Michael Craig
as
Charlotte Cornwell
Charlotte Cornwell
as
Derek Martin
Derek Martin
as
William Russell
William Russell
as
Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson
as
Diana Davies
Diana Davies
as
Sarah Kemp
Sarah Kemp
as
Gary Holton
Gary Holton
as
Peter Cartwright
Peter Cartwright
as
Gay Hamilton
Gay Hamilton
as
Alan Cox
Alan Cox
as
Terence Edmond
Terence Edmond
as
Preston Lockwood
Preston Lockwood
as
George Irving
George Irving
as
Anna Cropper
Anna Cropper
as
Annette Badland
Annette Badland
as
Ann Bell
Ann Bell
as
Pik-Sen Lim
Pik-Sen Lim
as
Oscar James
Oscar James
as
Peter Craze
Peter Craze
as
Diana Weston
Diana Weston
as
Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie
as
Ann Way
Ann Way
as
Nell Campbell
Nell Campbell
as
James Murray
James Murray
as
Sean Arnold
Sean Arnold
as
Albert Moses
Albert Moses
as
David Griffin
David Griffin
as
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
as
Stanley Lebor
Stanley Lebor
as
Christopher Benjamin
Christopher Benjamin
as
Dave King
Dave King
as
Roger Walker
Roger Walker
as
Peter Blake
Peter Blake
as
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
as
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett
as
Lloyd Lamble
Lloyd Lamble
as
Royston Tickner
Royston Tickner
as
Jeffrey Segal
Jeffrey Segal
as
John Scott Martin
John Scott Martin
as
Glyn Houston
Glyn Houston
as
Dominic Guard
Dominic Guard
as
Diana Dors
Diana Dors
as
Frederick Jaeger
Frederick Jaeger
as
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter
as
Debbie Arnold
Debbie Arnold
as
Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth
as
David Beames
David Beames
as
Harry Fielder
Harry Fielder
as
John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
as
Pam St. Clement
Pam St. Clement
as
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide
as
David King
David King
as
John Bardon
John Bardon
as
Christopher Guard
Christopher Guard
as
Kevin Whately
Kevin Whately
as
Declan Mulholland
Declan Mulholland
as
Colin Jeavons
Colin Jeavons
as
Lance Percival
Lance Percival
as
Lee Richards
Lee Richards
as
Geraldine James
Geraldine James
as
Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman
as
Stacy Dorning
Stacy Dorning
as
Antony Carrick
Antony Carrick
as
Christopher Biggins
Christopher Biggins
as
Jack May
Jack May
as
Michael Culver
Michael Culver
as
Philip Bond
Philip Bond
as
Sylvia Coleridge
Sylvia Coleridge
as
Arthur Lovegrove
Arthur Lovegrove
as
Anna Nygh
Anna Nygh
as
Roy North
Roy North
as
Pavel Douglas
Pavel Douglas
as
Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham
as
Gary Watson
Gary Watson
as
Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick
as
Walter Sparrow
Walter Sparrow
as
Maurice Colbourne
Maurice Colbourne
as
Tony Caunter
Tony Caunter
as
Malcolm Terris
Malcolm Terris
as
Julia Watson
Julia Watson
as
Ralph Arliss
Ralph Arliss
as
Mark Drewry
Mark Drewry
as
Anthony May
Anthony May
as
Gillian McCutcheon
Gillian McCutcheon
as
Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines
as
Avril Elgar
Avril Elgar
as
Michael Gothard
Michael Gothard
as
Edward Kelsey
Edward Kelsey
as
Patrick Westwood
Patrick Westwood
as
Rachel Bell
Rachel Bell
as
Brian Capron
Brian Capron
as
Mollie Maureen
Mollie Maureen
as
Eric Richard
Eric Richard
as
Rebel Penfold-Russell
Rebel Penfold-Russell
as
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox
as
Arthur Hewlett
Arthur Hewlett
as
Milton Johns
Milton Johns
as
Michelle Newell
Michelle Newell
as
Danny Schiller
Danny Schiller
as
Paula Jacobs
Paula Jacobs
as
Terence Budd
Terence Budd
as
Barbara Angell
Barbara Angell
as
John Gregg
John Gregg
as
Sharman Macdonald
Sharman Macdonald
as
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    The cult of... shoestring

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Private ear

  • 1x2

    Knock for knock

  • 1x3

    Higher ground

  • 1x4

    An uncertain circle

  • 1x5

    Listen to me

  • 1x6

    Nine tenths of the law

  • 1x7

    The link-up

  • 1x8

    Stamp duty

  • 1x9

    Find the lady

  • 1x10

    The partnership

  • 1x11

    I'm a believer

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Room with a view

  • 2x2

    The teddy bears' nightmare

  • 2x3

    Mocking bird

  • 2x4

    The mayfly dance

  • 2x5

    The farmer had a wife

  • 2x6

    Utmost good faith

  • 2x7

    Looking for mr wright

  • 2x8

    Another man's castle

  • 2x9

    Where was i?

  • 2x10

    The dangerous game

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