Shoestring

Shoestring (1979-1980)

EndedScripted showDrama, Crime

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.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday (50 min)

Last Episode

The Dangerous Game
Season 2Episode 1050 min

The Dangerous Game

Pete Johnson, a market trader dealing in dodgy goods, gives his young son Mike an early Christmas present - a powered moon buggy called Lunar Race 2000. As soon as the buggy is plugged in, it bursts into flames, causing Mike severe burns, and he finds himself in hospital. However, Pete lies to the hospital staff about the cause of the accident, as he had bought a box of the games believing them to be stolen.Eddie meets Mike while he is at the hospital delivering presents in the children's ward, and a doctor tells him that Mike has given a different story which may need investigation. Eddie gets the truth out of Pete, who says he has sold the other moon buggies, and Eddie begins broadcasting warnings about the potentially dangerous toy - but then the radio station is threatened with legal action by Wing's, the manufacturers, who say there is no such product...
Dec 21, 1980

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S02E10The Dangerous GameDec 21, 1980
S02E09Where Was I?Dec 14, 1980
S02E08Another Man's CastleDec 7, 1980
S02E07Looking for Mr. WrightNov 16, 1980
S02E06Utmost Good FaithNov 9, 1980
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Cast

Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

plays Eddie Shoestring
Liz Crowther

Liz Crowther

plays Sonia
Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

plays Don Satchley
Doran Godwin

Doran Godwin

plays Erica Bayliss
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Characters

Eddie Shoestring

Eddie Shoestring

played by Trevor Eve
Sonia

Sonia

played by Liz Crowther
Don Satchley

Don Satchley

played by Michael Medwin
Erica Bayliss

Erica Bayliss

played by Doran Godwin
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