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Shoestring

1979–1980 · 2 seasons

A gentle, slightly melancholy detective show with a rumpled, likable hero and a low-key radio-station backdrop.

Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
THE PRIVATE EAR.
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Mystery, isolation, healing, crime
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Created by
    Richard Harris, Robert Banks Stewart
    Written by
    Chris Boucher, Peter Miller, Robert Banks Stewart, Robert Holmes
    Starring
    Trevor Eve, Doran Godwin, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liz Crowther, Michael Medwin, Stacy Dorning, William Russell, Sean Arnold
    Music
    George Fenton
    Length
    2 seasons, 21 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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