The View from Daniel Pike

The View from Daniel Pike was a Scottish TV drama series in the early 1970s. It starred Roddy McMillan as Daniel Pike, a hard-boiled private detective based in Glasgow, and was written by Edward Boyd. A few of the stories were adapted into book form.

Seasons

1. Philomena And The Tattie-Howkers

Air Date: 1971-11-25

When Michael Homes goes missing from a squad of Irish tattie-howkers working as sweated labour, Pike is commissioned to find him. A dangerous business when you are working for Philomena.

2. The Manufactured Clue

Air Date: 1971-12-02

Pike 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.

3. Little Bird Lost

Air Date: 1971-12-09

Pike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves.

4. The Short Price Premium

Air Date: 1971-12-16

When 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.

5. A Tale Of Two Cities

Air Date: 1971-12-23

Pike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse. But on the front seat!

6. So This Is Olympus

Air Date: 1971-12-30

Pike has to pick his way through a minefield of intrigue to reach a prodigal son.

1. Big Fleas, Little Fleas

Air Date: 1972-12-31

The Clearances seem to have come to Scotland again and Pike soon finds himself working on the side of the villains.

2. Credit Where It's Due

Air Date: 1973-01-07

Pike finds himself a bad risk when he gets the credit for blackmailing an ex-employer.

3. Away Match

Air Date: 1973-01-14

A visit to the Death House turns a piece of debt collection into something quite different.

4. None So Blind

Air Date: 1973-01-21

Pike finds that a motorway site can be pretty unhealthy, even if you're trying to pay a debt instead of collecting it.

5. Pig In The Middle

Air Date: 1973-01-28

Who is Pike really following? And come to that, who is really following Pike?

6. A Slight Case Of Absalom

Air Date: 1973-02-04

What's the army up to on the island of Folibost? Where's Deidre Tyler? And who is The Apricot?

7. Four Walls

Air Date: 1973-02-11

Why is Pike helping four bank robbers escape from Glasgow? Is it because one of them is his ex-wife?

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

1971-11-25

Episodes

13 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended