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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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Robert Banks Stewart, Richard Harris
BBC One
“THE PRIVATE EAR.”

"Shoestring" TV Intro

Julian Littman
Vincent Dinsdale
Jeanna L'Esty
Jeanna L'Esty
Liz

John Vine
Radio Announcer
Pippa Sparkes
Pippa Sparkes
Phone-In Girl

Alan David
Dr Ben Fischer

Andy Bradford
Phil

Stewart Bevan
Paul
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
Jack
Nicholas Donnelly
Nicholas Donnelly
Inspector

Geoffrey Bateman
Disc Jockey
Sheila Dunn
Sheila Dunn
Carol

Daniel Day-Lewis
DJ
Stacy Dorning
Stacy Dorning
Sarah Marshall

William Russell
David Carn

Sean Arnold
Tony Hendry