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The Cult of...

Sunday Night

Episode 6: Shoestring

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series which unearths the history and anecdotes behind cult British Sunday night drama series looks at downbeat maverick Bristolian detective and radio DJ, Eddie Shoestring. The programme gives clues as to why the slouching man with a moustache and an on-off relationship with his landlady drew audiences of 20 million, explains the role the aristocracy played in it finding a home on Sunday nights, and uncovers what actor Trevor Eve was thinking when he called time on the role after two series. Show less

Contributors

Narrator:
Meera Syal
Producer:
Ewan Torrance
Director:
Ewan Torrance
Executive Producer:
Toby Stevens
Executive Producer:
Alan Tyler

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