The View from Daniel Pike (1971)

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1971-11-25

Last Air Date: 1973-02-11

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Edward Boyd

Networks: BBC Two

Top Cast

Roddy McMillan as Daniel Pike
Elizabeth Begley as Philomena Hawley
Neil McCarthy as Phelim McGill
Andrew Byatt as Terry McIlvanney
Tony Hayes as Michael Holmes
Ron Bain as Tony Patterson
Gay Hamilton as Angela Williamson
John Young as Barman
Kevin Collins as Old Man
Willie Joss as Middle-Aged Man

Seasons

None (1971)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers (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.
Ep. 2: The Manufactured Clue (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.
Ep. 3: Little Bird Lost (1971-12-09)

Pike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves as he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.
Ep. 4: The Short Price Premium (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.
Ep. 5: A Tale of Two Cities (1971-12-23)

Pike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse... but in the front seat!
Ep. 6: So This Is Olympus (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.

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