Shoestring is a Bristol private eye in late 70s Bristol, who connects with clients and leads trough the local radio station. Trevor Eve is very charming as the clean cut young detective with a 'tache. The general level of acting is high, both for the regulars and the cameo parts, with Michael Medwin standing out as Eve's boss. The writing is pretty good for the first 3 stories, but the plots become a little thin and cliche thereafter, and sometimes serve an obvious socio-political subtext. As a teenager, I enjoyed the series for Shoestring's youthful cheekiness, the fights and car chases. Fourty years later, living quite close to Bristol, it's interesting to see the postwar decay, cheap cars at a time of changing social attitudes. The picture quality is pretty good, even on a wide screen.Read full review
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At long, long last, we have Shoestring on DVD. It is only the 1st series at the moment. I understand there were legal problems with licensing the music causing years of delay. What we have is a very well digitally remastered product. The colour is clear and sharp, not faded as you often find with series recorded around this era. All round a great buy for the Shoestring fan. The first series includes that classic episode featuring Toyah Wilcox, Christopher Biggins and Gary Holton. There is also an episode featuring a young bearded Sean Arnold who went on to find fame as Barney Crozier in Bergerac. Let's hope that series 2 will soon be available.
This little gem of a programme lasted just two series and was only curtailed by the decision of the star to move on and do other projects abroad. As a result the show was rewritten and reborn as Bergerac, which lasted for 9 seasons. However, Shoestring is better. Enjoy it now.
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Excellent program took me back a few years great watch
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Loved this when first broadcast Still love it now
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