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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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E01
Room With a View1980-10-05
E02
The Teddy Bears' Nightmare1980-10-12
E03
Mocking Bird1980-10-19
E04
The Mayfly Dance1980-10-26
E05
The Farmer Had a Wife1980-11-02
E06
Utmost Good Faith1980-11-09
E07
Looking for Mr Wright1980-11-16
E08
Another Man's Castle1980-12-07
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Trevor EveEddie Shoestring
Doran GodwinErica Bayliss
Liz CrowtherSonia
Michael MedwinDon Satchley
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