Shoestring

TV Series
1979–1980
50m

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Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.

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Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Trevor Eve

Eddie Shoestring

Michael Medwin

Don Satchley

Doran Godwin

Erica Bayliss

Liz Crowther

Sonia

Colin Maitland

Sound Engineer…

Jeanna L'Esty

Julian Littman

Vincent Dinsdale…

Stewart Bevan

DJ…

John Vine

Disc Jockey…

John Cannon

Man in Betting Shop…

Alan David

Dr. Ben Fischer

Peter Dean

Jack…

Andy Bradford

Phil…

Geoffrey Bateman

DJ…

Nicholas Donnelly

Insp Adams…

Pippa Sparkes

Phone-in Girl

Sheila Dunn

Carol…

Shirley Anne Field

Barbara Knight

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Trivia
The radio station was called Radio West. In 1981, shortly after the series had finished, a real-life radio station of the same name was launched in Bristol. It used a picture of Trevor Eve as Eddie Shoestring in the publicity information announcing its launch. The real-life Radio West was not very successful, but merged in 1985 with Wiltshire Radio to form the station "GWR". GWR became very successful, and has now grown into a large company whose portfolio includes stations such as CLASSIC FM

Connections
Featured in The Cult of...: Shoestring (2008)

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Currently being repeated...

on UKTVDrama on a daily basis.

Watching now it appears a repetitive.

In each episode....

You they (Eddie & Erica) are jumping each others bones.... but its never really revealed.

He always ends up in a car chase in TV's dullest motor. An orange, Mk3 Cortina estate.

He's guaranteed a good kicking at some point.

He gets a bollocking off his boss.

His fellow DJ's will have a pop at him.

DESPITE all that I am still actually quite enjoying the repeat of the series. He's quite a relaxed, yet you sense "not quite right" character. He seems to be bluffing his way through.