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.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers
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.
The Manufactured Clue
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.
Little Bird Lost
Pike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves as he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.
The Short Price Premium
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.
A Tale of Two Cities
Pike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse... but in the front seat!
So This Is Olympus
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.
Cast
Details
Original Title
The View from Daniel Pike
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
13
Production
BBC
