Season 1
1979 | 11 Episodes
Shoestring
Drama, Mystery, Crime
- BBC One
United Kingdom
English- 2 Seasons (21 Episodes)
- 1979 - 1980
- Ended
Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about Eddie Shoestring, a radio-phone-in detective
WorldwideWWAbout this title
Storyline
Trevor Eve starred as the rumpled Eddie Shoestring in this strong series from 1979 to 1980. Eddie was a private detective (with a history of mental illness) who took on a problem-solving phone-in programme on Radio West, a local station in Bristol, in the west of England. Erica Bayliss (played by Doran Godwin) was a lawyer and Shoestring's landlady and girlfriend, while Don Satchley (Michael Medwin) was the long-suffering boss of the radio station.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 1979
Also Known As: Shoestring, Ring så spanar viEddie Shoestring, detective privato, シューストリング, Radioetsivä | See more »
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Company Credits
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
CastSee full cast »
Rod Beacham
as Jason O'Dell
Ray Barron
as Turf Deliverer
Terry Gurry
as CID Policeman
Michael Craig
as Maurice Gilray
David Millett
as Police Sergeant
Diana Davies
as Diana Ollerton
Charles Pemberton
as Court Officer
Caroline Blakiston
as Monica
Margaret Anderson
as Mrs. Hargreaves
John Vine
as Disc Jockey
Norman Hartley
as Garage Manager
Don Hawkins
as Dave
Patricia Perry
as Lydia Amery
Jack Lynn
as Sydney Landsman
Clare Walker
as Maddy Hopkins
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
1980 | 10 Episodes
Awards
Awards & Nominations
BAFTA TV Award 1980
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Graphics
BAFTA TV Award 1981
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Drama Series/Serial
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Original Television Music
