Shoestring The Link-Up (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

Shoestring

The Link-Up (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

After Molly Tasker, director of a local women's refuge, accuses Radio West of ignoring domestic violence, Eddie investigates why the late Jackie Craig, whose wife is in the hostel, was unaccountably wealthy when he drowned. Eddie traces ...See moreAfter Molly Tasker, director of a local women's refuge, accuses Radio West of ignoring domestic violence, Eddie investigates why the late Jackie Craig, whose wife is in the hostel, was unaccountably wealthy when he drowned. Eddie traces Craig's belongings to his ex-employer Jimmy Colefax, who is sailing round the world and whose wife Val is providing a daily link-up with him on the radio. However, a local radio ham alerts Eddie to the fact that Jimmy is apparently broadcasting from a nearby location, rather than thousands of miles away. He may be a fraud but is he also a murderer? Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Trevor Eve Eddie Shoestring Eddie Shoestring See fewer	Dracula (1979)
Michael Medwin Don Satchley Don Satchley See fewer	Never Say Never Again (1983)
Doran Godwin Erica Bayliss Erica Bayliss See fewer	Emma (1972)
Liz Crowther Sonia Sonia See fewer	Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
Janet Key Val Colefax Val Colefax See fewer	1984 (1984)
John Gregg Jimmy Colefax Jimmy Colefax See fewer	Bodyline (1984)
John Woodnutt Dr. Morris Dr. Morris See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)
Keith Buckley Sam Houseman Sam Houseman See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Mela White Molly Tasker Molly Tasker See fewer	Bergerac (1981)
Sharman Macdonald Betty Craig Betty Craig See fewer	The Edge of Love (2008)
Stewart Bevan Paul Paul See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Harry Waters Harry Harry See fewer	The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
Sylvia Coleridge C J Daniels C J Daniels See fewer	Tess (1979)
Lala Lloyd Miss Daniels Miss Daniels See fewer	David Copperfield (1974)
Larry Noble Pawnbroker Pawnbroker See fewer	Journey to the Unknown (1968)
Albert Moses Tailor Tailor See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Sally Lahee Casting Director Casting Director See fewer	Les Misérables (1967)
Barry Woolgar Film Director Film Director See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Ian Fairbairn First Actor First Actor See fewer	The Big Spender (1965)
Anthony Stafford Second Actor Second Actor See fewer	An Englishman's Castle (1978)
Michelle Marriott Nurse Nurse See fewer	Shoestring (1979)
Christine Edmunds Patient (as Christine Edmonds) Patient (as Christine Edmonds) See fewer	Happy Families (1985)
Colin Maitland Sound Engineer Sound Engineer See fewer	The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Sheila Dunn Mrs. Proudfoot (voice) Mrs. Proudfoot (voice) See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)