Shoestring: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with 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 one-hour-long episodes. Star Trevor Eve decided not to return to the role after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre roles, so the same production team changed the format to be based in Jersey and created Bergerac, also about a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.

Series details

• Title: Shoestring
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1979-09-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10692
• IMDb ID: tt0078690
• TVDB ID: 77175

Cast and credited roles

• Trevor Eve — Eddie Shoestring
• Michael Medwin — Don Satchley
• Doran Godwin — Erica Bayliss
• Liz Crowther — Sonia

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-09-30; final listed air date 1979-12-12; episode order: 11.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-10-05; final listed air date 1980-12-21; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shoestring on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.