Admin phantom Posted October 10, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I knew about the series but didn't realise this was how Bergerac started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I saw that tweet this morning and had never heard of Shoestring (I was born in 1980). Is it available online anywhere? I’d love to see what a 70s Bristol detective show is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 10, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 @BS2 Red this links to the first episode, the others are at the bottom of this page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Wasn't one episode filmed at Severn Beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Wasn't one episode filmed at Severn Beach? I have a vague memory of it, my mum used to watch it and point out bit of Bristol. I remember a very steep set of steps between the Wells Road and the Bath Road in Totterdown being featured several times, I remember them as I knew them. Would be interesting to watch again. Didn’t he live on a houseboat in the docks and work in a local radio station. It would probably be how Casuality used to be edited though, one minute you are driving over the Suspension Bridge, turn the corner and you were at Temple Meads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 10, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoestring_(TV_series) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, phantom said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoestring_(TV_series) Landlady? So he didn’t live on a boat then? Where the heck did my memory get that from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 10, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Digging deeper someone has made a list of all the filming locations http://www.rhevans.co.uk/shoestringfilminglocations/ Closest I can find @RedM is this scene apparently filmed at Portabella Dock A bit of info on the opening credits http://www.eddieshoestring.co.uk/Introductionx.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Pretty sure there was a car chase (possibly) around Windmill Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Bergerac was far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Shoestrings ..'Radio West studio' (set in Bristol Harbourside - before it was known as that, prob just 'the docks' back then, in Watershed or 'Spoons location) PS.. Wasn't there once a real radio station with similar name located thereabouts too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 5 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: Shoestrings ..'Radio West studio' (set in Bristol Harbourside - before it was known as that, prob just 'the docks' back then, in Watershed or 'Spoons location) PS.. Wasn't there once a real radio station with similar name located thereabouts too? Yes there was a Radio West, I always thought they nicked the name from Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, RedM said: Yes there was a Radio West, I always thought they nicked the name from Eddie. ….no point wasting money on creating a corporate profile when a free one was readily available I guess. Specially if you have to work with a budget that more than likely is on a, ...erm, ….shoestring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Saw him in the Dug Out with one of the other members of the Shoestring cast once. Random comment of the day, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 17:03, WhistleHappy said: Shoestrings ..'Radio West studio' (set in Bristol Harbourside - before it was known as that, prob just 'the docks' back then, in Watershed or 'Spoons location) PS.. Wasn't there once a real radio station with similar name located thereabouts too? It was Welsh Back................... he .used to go on the old Lightship quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 I have the Shoestring theme as the ringtone on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 41 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: It was Welsh Back................... he .used to go on the old Lightship quite often. I do believe you are correct sir, funny I would have put money on the Harbourside location before you pointed this out.. reckon I'd have lost my stake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 08:37, phantom said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoestring_(TV_series) David Yip looks nothing like I remember him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 21:32, slartibartfast said: It was Welsh Back................... he .used to go on the old Lightship quite often. He did. It was almost like it was his local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 I dont think i ever missed an episode of shoestring, though I was unaware of the Bergerac connection. I also lived next door to redland police station where Softly Softly (The BBC's version of Z Cars) was filmed. We would regularly see Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor sat outside drinking coffee on our way to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: I dont think i ever missed an episode of shoestring, though I was unaware of the Bergerac connection. I also lived next door to redland police station where Softly Softly (The BBC's version of Z Cars) was filmed. We would regularly see Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor sat outside drinking coffee on our way to school. ….didn't realise the Bristol connection with Softly Softly, remember watching it but was maybe bit young. Learn something everyday as they say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_The_Giant Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Daniel Day Lewis had a small role in the series (one episode). His first TV work I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 32 minutes ago, Andre_The_Giant said: Daniel Day Lewis had a small role in the series (one episode). His first TV work I think. …. and so a fabulous career began with the dipping a toe of his famous left foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.