Shoestring

The death of British TV screenwriter Robert Banks Stewart (RIP, below) reminds us of two of his biggest successes - SHOESTRING, that quirky private eye series set around Bristol (1979-80) and which caught that new 1980s vibe nicely, and BERGERAC which followed and was an even bigger success - repeats are still on television here. Trevor Eve made his name as the rather rumpled radio detective - and among the actors who featured was a young Daniel Day Lewis - below.  I need to dig out that box set filed away ...