Series
The View from Daniel Pike
CrimeDrama
The View from Daniel Pike is a 1971–73 Scottish TV drama series created and written by Edward Boyd, and starring Roddy McMillan as Daniel Pike, a hard-boiled private detective based in Glasgow. A few of the stories were later adapted into book form.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers25 Nov 1971 · 50mWhen Michael Holmes goes missing from a squad of Irish tattie-howkers working as sweated labour, Pike is commissioned to find him, a dangerous business when working for Philomena Hawley.
- 2The Manufactured Clue2 Dec 1971 · 50mPike becomes personally involved in the murder of a street pie-man when Sweet Sam is the only witness. But Sam has lost her memory and Pike has to use his own methods to bring the murderer to book.
- 3Little Bird Lost9 Dec 1971 · 50mPike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves as he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.
- 4The Short Price Premium16 Dec 1971 · 50mWhen is a suicide not a suicide? And how can a corpse cash a betting slip? Pike arranges a meeting with the 'body' to find the answers.
- 5A Tale of Two Cities23 Dec 1971 · 50mPike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse... but in the front seat!
- 6So This Is Olympus30 Dec 1971 · 50mPike has to pick his way through a minefield of intrigue to reach a prodigal son, a university student implicated in the murder of a girl.
Details
- Created by
- Edward Boyd
- First aired
- 25 Nov 1971
- Last aired
- 11 Feb 1973
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 13
Cast
Roddy McMillanDaniel Pike
