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Shoestring

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Shoestring was a British Detective Drama that ran for 21 episodes in 1979 and 1980.Eddie Shoestring (Trevor Eve) is a former computer programmer who became a private detective after suffering a nervous breakdown. After investigating a potential scandal involving the then-fictional Radio West, Eddie is offered a job as the station's "private ear," presenting a weekly radio show and investigating cases for callers free of charge.
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2020-06-25T08:12:53Z
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All There in the Manual
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All There in the Manual: According to the script for the unproduced movie, Sonia the receptionist's full name is Sonia Price.
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Accidental Kidnapping
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Accidental Kidnapping: In "Stamp Duty," two henchmen kidnap Eddie, thinking he witnessed one of their crimes. When they realize they have the wrong man, they force him to drink whiskey, then dump him onto a motorway, where he staggers around drunkenly dodging cars.
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Accidental Misnaming
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Accidental Misnaming: Eddie's been called everything from "Bootlace" to "Tieclip."
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Actually, That's My Assistant
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Actually, That's My Assistant: In "The Farmer Had a Wife," Eddie is visiting a doctor's practice. When he asks a woman gardening out front where Dr. Wilson is, she introduces herself to him as Dr. Claire Wilson.
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Amoral Afrikaner
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Amoral Afrikaner: Jan Poesma from "An Uncertain Circle" is the leader of an international heroin ring.
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Badass Longcoat / int_d1fbbb23
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Break-Up Bonfire / int_d1fbbb23
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British Brevity / int_d1fbbb23
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…But He Sounds Handsome / int_d1fbbb23
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City with No Name / int_d1fbbb23
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Cope by Creating / int_d1fbbb23
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Criminal Mind Games / int_d1fbbb23
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Cry into Chest / int_d1fbbb23
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Crying Wolf / int_d1fbbb23
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Dating Service Disaster / int_d1fbbb23
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Easy Amnesia / int_d1fbbb23
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Expecting Someone Taller / int_d1fbbb23
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Flashback Stares / int_d1fbbb23
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Flower-Pot Drop / int_d1fbbb23
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Follow That Car / int_d1fbbb23
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Freak Out / int_d1fbbb23
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Friends with Benefits / int_d1fbbb23
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Harassing Phone Call / int_d1fbbb23
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I Was Quite a Looker / int_d1fbbb23
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Janitor Impersonation Infiltration / int_d1fbbb23
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Man on Fire / int_d1fbbb23
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Mustache Vandalism / int_d1fbbb23
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Performance Anxiety / int_d1fbbb23
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Photographic Memory / int_d1fbbb23
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Recorded Spliced Conversation / int_d1fbbb23
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Recurring Riff / int_d1fbbb23
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Roman à Clef / int_d1fbbb23
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Scam Religion / int_d1fbbb23
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Series of the 1970s / int_d1fbbb23
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Slow Clap / int_d1fbbb23
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Special Guest / int_d1fbbb23
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Talking in Your Sleep / int_d1fbbb23
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Tap on the Head / int_d1fbbb23
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The X of Y / int_d1fbbb23
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Theme-and-Variations Soundtrack / int_d1fbbb23
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Victory Sex / int_d1fbbb23
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Your Costume Needs Work / int_d1fbbb23