The View from Daniel Pike

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

1. Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers

Air Date: 1971-11-25

When 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.

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 as he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.

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 in 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, a university student implicated in the murder of a girl.

1. Big Fleas, Little Fleas

Air Date: 1972-12-31

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

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

Employed to collect money owed for damage to a club, Pike gets involved in a complicated case of fraud.

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

The search for a missing girl takes Pike to the Hebridean island of Falibost, where he encounters the army.

7. Four Walls

Air Date: 1973-02-11

Pike is sought to help four bank robbers escape Glasgow, because one of them is his ex-wife.

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Rating

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Release Date

1971-11-25

Episodes

13 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Roddy McMillan

Daniel Pike

Production Companies

BBC