Shoestring (1979)

Name: Shoestring
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Trevor Eve, Doran Godwin, Liz Crowther, Michael Medwin

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (545 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1979)

7.60 avg 11 episodes 8.0 → 7.4 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Private Ear	8.0	53
2	Knock for Knock	8.0	42
3	Higher Ground	7.6	45
4	An Uncertain Circle	7.8	37
5	Listen to Me	7.0	39
6	Nine Tenths of the Law	7.2	43
7	The Link-Up	7.6	41
8	Stamp Duty	7.5	34
9	Find the Lady	7.9	42
10	The Partnership	7.6	33
11	I'm a Believer	7.4	34

Season 2 (1980)

7.99 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 50 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Room with a View	7.9	30
2	The Teddy Bears' Nightmare	7.8	31
3	Mocking Bird	8.2	30
4	The Mayfly Dance	7.8	32
5	The Farmer Had a Wife	7.8	39
6	Utmost Good Faith	7.9	30
7	Looking for Mr Wright	8.1	34
8	Another Man's Castle	7.7	30
9	Where Was I?	8.0	27
10	The Dangerous Game	8.7	44

Shoestring (1979)

Cast

Seasons

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