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Shoestring

1979–198012BBC One
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.Read more
Seasons
2
Episodes
21
Runtime
50m

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Latest episode · aired

The Dangerous Game

S02 · E10 · Aired Dec 21, 1980

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Seasons

3 total

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Status
Ended
First aired
Sep 30, 1979
Last aired
Dec 21, 1980
Created by
Robert Banks Stewart, Richard Harris
Networks
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Seasons
2
Episodes
21

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