Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

Shoestring

1979 – 1980 · BBC One
2 seasons · 21 episodes
No ratings yet
Crime
Drama

YOUR PROGRESS

NEXT S1 E1
0%
0 of 21 episodes

PLOT

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.

REVIEWS

View reviews

SEASONS

0 of 21 episodes

SERIES CAST

Trevor Eve
Eddie Shoestring
Doran Godwin
Erica Bayliss
Liz Crowther
Sonia
Michael Medwin
Don Satchley
Colin Maitland
Studio Assistant
Julian Littman
Vincent Dinsdale
Jeanna L'Esty
Liz
John Vine
Radio Announcer
Created by Robert Banks Stewart

DETAILS

Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Sep 30, 1979
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

RECOMMENDED

77 Sunset Strip
1958
Vega$
1978
Baretta
1975
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Barnaby Jones
1973
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE