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TV series / 1979
Shoestring
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, …
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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.
Cast
Trevor EveEddie Shoestring
Doran GodwinErica Bayliss
Liz CrowtherSonia
Michael MedwinDon Satchley
Colin MaitlandStudio Engineer · Sound Engineer · Studio Assistant
Julian LittmanDJ · Vincent Dinsdale
Jeanna L'EstyLiz
John VineRadio Announcer · Karl Winning · Disc Jockey
Pippa SparkesPhone-In Girl
Alan DavidDr Ben Fischer
Andy BradfordPhotographer · Phil
Stewart BevanPresenter · Paul
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Peter DeanPC Bryan Molecombe · Jack
Nicholas DonnellyInspector Adams · Inspector
Geoffrey BatemanDisc Jockey · DJ
Sheila DunnCarol · Mrs Proudfoot (voice)
Daniel Day-LewisDJ
Stacy DorningSarah Marshall
William RussellDavid Carn
Sean ArnoldTony Hendry
Tony HaygarthLen Tilley
Kenneth GilbertRichard Nolan
Sally SandersGrace Nolan
Brian MillerWillis
Patrick DurkinLaurie
Carrie JonesDiana Stapleton
Christopher CollDI Brinkley
Richard DomfeBarry
Michael CraneBouncer
Brian HawksleyCoroner
Julia WatsonGirl in Disco
Willow WippGirl at Sauna
Maralyn SarringtonGirl at Sports Club
Shirley Anne FieldBarbara Knight
Cassie McFarlaneClaire Stevens
Dominic GuardJeremy
Christopher GuardCharles
Mervyn JohnsReverend James Appleby
Aimée DelamainAnne Appleby
John CurryNorman
Martyn TownsendDI Dawson
Malcolm TerrisLandlord
John McGregorHumphries
Kevin FloodPascoe
Elizabeth HavelockMadge
Joanne PearceNurse
Terence EdmondAnnouncer
Ray La BordBarman
Pavel DouglasMan at Wedding
Rex HoldsworthDentist
Ysanne ChurchmanWoman (voice)
Ian CrossTony Davis (voice)
Glyn HoustonMajor Ross Hansford
Pete Lee-WilsonRodney Hansford
Anna CropperJean Hansford
Derek AndersBill Curtis
Gorden KayeTom Clarke
Beau DanielsMiss Blair
Arthur LovegrovePorter
Kate PercivalStable Girl
Geoffrey GreenhillParent
Gillian McCutcheonParent
Anna NyghMarion Cutler
John HartleyBenny Sheldon
Richard DurdenSteve
Annette EkblomJojo
Peter CartwrightJan Poestma
Crispin GillbardDoctor Beaton
Antony CarrickButterfield
Peter HoltBallard
Bill RourkeClark
Royston TicknerTaxi Driver
Sandy RatcliffMel Shepherd
Brian CroucherHarry Shepherd
Jack LynnSydney Landsman
Linda RobertsMrs Landsman
Tony CaunterInspector Colston
Edward KelseyDCS Rouse
Jeffrey SegalMr Marrick
Roger SlomanFreshfield
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