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Season 1 – Shoestring

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An unusual detective drama where Trevor Eve plays a private eye with a history of mental illness.
Shoestring — Season 1

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Trevor Eve

Actor

Michael Medwin

Actor

Liz Crowther

Actor

Doran Godwin

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 1979 Private Ear A dead prostitute leads former computer programmer Eddie Shoestring to a duel career as disc jockey and private eye. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 1979 Knock for Knock The radio program "Private Ear" begins and leads Eddie to the driver of a hit-and-run van; guest Shirley Anne Field. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 1979 Higher Ground The wife of an ex-army officer calls Eddie for help at a local prep school where her husband is headmaster. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 21, 1979 An Uncertain Circle A social worker searching for her missing boyfriend leads Eddie to a mystery concerning the cargo of a sunken plane. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 1979 Listen to Me A distraught wife threatens to jump off the roof of the radio station unless Eddie helps get her husband released from jail. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 4, 1979 Nine Tenths of the Law Both the grandfather and mother of an abducted child ask for Eddie's help in finding her; guest Harry H. Corbett. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 11, 1979 The Link-Up A corpse found wearing someone else's blazer provides Eddie with clues pointing to a yachtsman on a round-the-world trip. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 1979 Stamp Duty Practical joker Andy Stapleton has difficulty making Eddie believe he actually witnessed a brutal beating death. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 2, 1979 Find the Lady Eddie investigates a local businessman acccused by a punk guitarist of murdering his beautiful girlfriend; guest Toyah Willcox. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 9, 1979 The Partnership The receptionist's respectable girlfriend appears to be a victim of blackmail when she is spotted with a local crook. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 12, 1979 I'm a Believer A mother seeks Eddie's help when her daughter plans to sign over her considerable inheritance to a semi-religious cult. Details

Season Info

Network
BBC
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 1979