Shoestring

1. S01E01Private EarSeptember 30, 1979—Private detective Eddie Shoestring is asked by Radio West to look into the life of Sarah Marshall, a prostitute who has committed suicide. S
2. S01E02Knock for KnockOctober 7, 1979—Eddie nervously does his first ""Private Ear"" program and tries to locate the drivers of a van who are responsible for killing a young woma
3. S01E03Higher GroundOctober 14, 1979—Eddie goes to work for Jean, the wife of Major Hansford, a tough prep school headmaster (and retired Army officer) whose small school is bei
4. S01E04An Uncertain CircleOctober 21, 1979—Marion Cutler, a social worker, asks Eddie to look for Nick Forrest, one of her charges who has gone missing. Nick is a remarkable fellow wh
5. S01E05Listen to MeOctober 28, 1979—Mel Shepherd threatens to throw herself off the roof of the Radio West building unless Eddie investigates her claim of a miscarriage of just
6. S01E06Nine Tenths of the LawNovember 4, 1979—A distraught woman asks Eddie to find her daughter, who she is sure has been kidnapped by her ex-husband.
7. S01E07The Link-UpNovember 11, 1979—After Molly Tasker, director of a local women's refuge, accuses Radio West of ignoring domestic violence, Eddie investigates why the late Ja
8. S01E08Stamp DutyNovember 18, 1979—Stamp dealer Joss Hargreaves collapses and dies whilst being bundled into a car by heavies working for Strickland, a corrupt businessman who
9. S01E09Find the LadyDecember 2, 1979—Rock singer Toola asks Eddie to dissuade her sacked bass player Mole from his belief that his beauty queen girlfriend Chrissie was killed ou
10. S01E10The PartnershipDecember 9, 1979—Sonia is concerned for her friend, travel agent Jenny Kelson, whom she sees apparently being threatened by a young man. Eddie follows him, l
11. S01E11I'm a BelieverDecember 12, 1979—When Maddy Hopkins joins religious cult, The Starshiners, her anxious mother, convinced that the group is out to get her trust fund money fr

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1. S02E01Room With a ViewOctober 5, 1980—Retired music hall singer Lettie Ross witnesses a murder in the empty house opposite her flat, but when police and her daughter are dismissi
2. S02E02The Teddy Bears' NightmareOctober 12, 1980—While out fishing, Don sees a thief rob a young couple of the woman's handbag but the couple themselves flee and fail to report the theft. D
3. S02E03Mocking BirdOctober 19, 1980—Young women are being mugged around the city and the perpetrator, a caller with an Ulster accent, keeps ringing Eddie and taunting him for h
4. S02E04The Mayfly DanceOctober 26, 1980—Don asks Eddie to locate Jody Brent, a once-popular singer whose big hit 'Lazy Daisy' is enjoying a revival on Radio West's easy listening s
5. S02E05The Farmer Had a WifeNovember 2, 1980—To encourage more human interest stories, Don persuades Eddie to help watercress farmer David Mortimer, whose wife Rosemary has disappeared
6. S02E06Utmost Good FaithNovember 9, 1980—After her debt-ridden husband Tim has killed himself, Mary Reynolds asks Eddie's help in discovering why her credit facilities have been sto
7. S02E07Looking for Mr WrightNovember 16, 1980—Erica's secretary Lois meets charming Clive Wright through a dating agency but he disappears whilst they are in a restaurant and the staff a
8. S02E08Another Man's CastleDecember 7, 1980—Whilst Philip and Diana Hoskens are moving house the van containing all their furniture is stolen by a shady landlord called Terry Bowen to
9. S02E09Where Was I?December 14, 1980—Family man Keith Amery goes camping on the moors alone and sees a helicopter land but falls and hits his head, bringing on amnesia. On the a
10. S02E10The Dangerous GameDecember 21, 1980—Market trader Pete Johnson deals in stolen goods, gives his young son Mike an early Christmas present, an electric racing game, but it's fau

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