julian_craster

Spot the Bristol locations.....

On BBC4 tv, Sunday 9 March

7:10 pm
Shoestring
Mocking Bird: Part of the Great British Sunday. Episode of the series from 1980 with Trevor Eve as a private detective working at a radio station. A boastful caller wages a sinister war of nerves. [S]

8:00 pm
The Cult of Shoestring
Part of the Great British Sunday. A look at the series starring Trevor Eve, and why he gave up the role of the private eye working in local radio, that drew audiences of nearly 20 million. [S]

Cooper S

Or spot the Watford and Slough locations - I lived in Bristol when it was made and much of the series wasn't filmed there at all !

Proper repeat run BBC please !

'I've only got one spare'

'Well, borrow one !'

PS68060

I get irritated by programmes that show lots of clips of things you would happily watch in their entirety. Especially ones that have languished on shelves for 20 years.

"Oh! Pete!"

julian_craster

BBC4 are screening one full episode (with only their logo in the LH corner of screen to trace any E-Bay bootlegging....)

This is better than none at all I think .....

Steve Crook

That's what they usually do in this "Cult of ..." series. They have a few talking heads to explain/discuss something, usually with a few clips, then they show one episode of something from the archives

Steve

Chris OD

I loved Shoestring - think it is still the best thing Trevor Eve has done. And what about Hazell starring the under-rated Nicholas Ball? Plus that brilliant theme toon written by Roxy Music's Andy MacKay and belted out by Maggie Bell. Now that would be worth seeing again.

batman

Series One of Hazell is available from Network.

Amazon.co.uk: Hazell - The Complete First Series [1978]: Barbara Young,James Faulkner,Roddy McMillan,Desmond McNamara,Maggie Riley,Nicholas Ball,Celia Gregory,Mike Vardy,Baz Taylor,Peter Duguid,Brian Farnham,Alastair Reid,Moira Armstrong,Don Leaver,M

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

Harleybloke

I just hate Trevor Eve.............................Sharon is mine I tell you, MINE!!!!

.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!

Chris OD

Thank you Bats for letting me know about the availability of the Hazell DVD. Incidentally, I believe Nicholas Ball started his acting career in The Stables Theatre, Hastings, E. Sussex which isn't a million miles from where I live.

HIPPIEDAVE

My girlfiend in the 80s, her Grandfather was Nick Balls neighbour, said he was a very nice chap, as to Shoestring, yes want to see it all, Trevor has aged very well