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★ 7.4Shoestring 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.
- Aired
- 1979–1980
- Seasons
- 2 · 21 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Robert Banks Stewart, Richard Harris
- Network
- BBC One
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
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1970s British crime television series1970s British drama television series1970s British mystery television series1979 British television series debuts1980 British television series endings1980s British crime television series1980s British drama television series1980s British mystery television seriesBBC mystery television showsBritish detective television seriesEnglish-language British television shows