Shoestring
BBC (ended 1980)
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Season 2
- Ep 10The Dangerous Game12/21/80
In the run-up to Christmas, Eddie investigates a powered moon-buggy toy called Lunar Race 2000, produced by the toy company Wing's, which has a life-threatening fault. But then Wing's threatens to sue Radio West, claiming there is no such product. Who is telling the truth? - Ep 9Where Was I?12/14/80
Suffering from over-work, Keith Amery takes off onto the moors with a tent to get away from it all. While there, he has a strange experience, bangs his head and loses part of his memory. Eddie's mission is to find out what has happened. Meanwhile, the mysterious Australian Denise tricks her way into Eddie's confidence.moreless - Ep 8Another Man's Castle12/7/80
Eddie is asked to investigate when Philip and Diana Hosken's furniture vanishes while being moved to their new house. Retired boxer Terry Bowen, an acquaintance of Erica's, proves to be up to no good.
- Ep 7Looking for Mr Wright11/16/80
Erica's friend Lois goes on a blind date with Clive, but he is chased out of a restaurant dining room into the bathroom and disappears. Eddie investigates.
- Ep 6Utmost Good Faith11/9/80
At the request of the bereaved widow, Eddie investigates when Tim Reynolds jumps to his death from the top of a building in the Bristol city centre. Reynolds was developing a new fuel-efficiency computer system and was also in debt, and two shady business men, Rodgers and Parry, are somehow mixed up in a dishonest computer deal.moreless - Ep 5The Farmer Had a Wife11/2/80
Rosemary Mortimer, the wife of a water cress farmer, has disappeared for the second time, and her husband David is being persecuted by villagers who believe he has killed her. ''Don wants Eddie to raise the profile of his radio show, and Eddie offers to help Mortimer find what has happened to Rosemary.
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- Ep 4The Mayfly Dance10/26/80
Don Satchley asks Eddie to find a long-forgotten rock star whose records have found new popularity on Radio West's nostalgia hour. - Ep 3Mocking Bird10/19/80
Eddie finds himself on the edge of another nervous breakdown when a caller taunts him with several muggings and an attack on Sonia. The caller is daring Eddie to catch him - but can he?. - Ep 2The Teddy Bears' Nightmare10/12/80
Don sees a man stealing a hand-bag from a woman's car, then throwing it away empty. When he asks Eddie to return the bag to its owner, Eddie hears a nasty tale of blackmail. - Ep 1Room With a View10/5/80
A woman in her seventies asks Eddie to look into something she saw through the window of the empty house across the street. She believes she saw a murder being committed.
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Season 1
- Ep 11I'm a Believer12/12/79
A distraught mother asks Eddie to look into the cult her daughter has joined. It's called 'The Starshines', and it stands to receive the daughter's fifteen thousand pound inheritance in a few weeks' time. - Ep 10The Partnership12/9/79
Sonia, who works at Radio West, sees her friend Jenny Kelson being harassed by a bully. When Jenny later accidentally leaves an envelope full of money with Sonia, Eddie picks up the story and looks into what Jenny is hiding. - Ep 9Find the Lady12/2/79
Toola, a rock singer, comes to Eddie for help when the girl-friend of a former member of her band goes missing - but the search leads to secrets someone is willing to kill for. - Ep 8Stamp Duty11/18/79
Eddie's old friend Andy Stapleton witnesses the murder of a stamp-dealer. Andy comes to Eddie for help when the thugs are after him. - Ep 7The Link-Up11/11/79
A militant defender of abused women lodges a complaint with Eddie that leads him to Jimmy Colefax. Jimmie is trying to sail around the world in a home-made boat. - Ep 6Nine Tenths of The Law11/4/79
A distraught woman asks Eddie to find her missing daughter, who she believes has been kidnapped by her former husband. - Ep 5Listen to Me10/28/79
The wife of a convict threatens to throw herself off the roof of the Radio West building unless Eddie investigates her claim of a miscarriage of justice. Her husband was jailed for killing a shop assistant while robbing a local jeweller's shop - but did he do it? Eddie accepts the challenge.moreless - Ep 4An Uncertain Circle10/21/79
Marion Cutler, a social worker, asks Eddie to look for Nick Forrest, one of her charges who has gone missing. ''''Nick is an eccentric who has been living in a hut on the beach, but Steve, the owner of the hut, claims he's never heard of Nick. The mystery begins to centre on some aerial photographs of the coast-line taken by Nick, and Eddie soon finds he's onto a dangerous gang of drug-smugglers.moreless - Ep 3Higher Ground10/14/79
Eddie is called in by Jean, one of his listeners and the wife of Major Hansford, a tough prep school headmaster. The Hansfords' small school is being threatened by a series of nasty pranks, and Eddie finds there is more than mischief afoot. - Ep 2Knock for Knock10/7/79
As a result of his success with the case of Sarah Marshall, Eddie has been asked to host his own 'Private Ear' programme on Radio West. On his first day at the station, he tries to use his listeners to find the driver of a van which was responsible for killing a young woman's husband in a motor crash.''''Then some calls from listeners come in, and the story starts to develop new angles.moreless - Ep 1Private Ear9/30/79
Eddie, an unusual private detective, is asked by Radio West to look into the life of Sarah Marshall, a prostitute who has committed suicide. Sarah died in a Rolls Royce belonging to David Carn, the radio station's most popular disc jockey, right after she had tried desperately to see him, and Radio West hopes Eddie can prove that Sarah had no connection with their man.moreless
