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Shoestring

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  • 1979-1980
  • 2 Seasons
  • Drama
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Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.

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Trevor Eve
Eddie Shoestring
Michael Medwin
Don Satchley
Doran Godwin
Erica Bayliss

Season 2 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Room with a View

50 mins

Retired music hall singer Lettie Ross witnesses a murder in the empty house opposite her flat, but when the police and her daughter are dismissive, she calls in Eddie. His investigations lead to Duke Winsor, a slum landlord who has just purchased the house and Alan Fuller, another potential buyer - who proves to be the victim. In the event the basement flat in Lettie's block, leased to concert performers, is the key to the affair.

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Awards

  • 1980 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Graphics - nominated
  • 1981 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Drama Series/Serial - nominated
  • 1981 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Original Television Music - nominated

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