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The View from Daniel Pike

The View from Daniel Pike

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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.

Episodes

Episode 1

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.

1971-11-25 · 50 min
Episode 2

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.

1971-12-02 · 50 min
Episode 3

Little Bird Lost

Pike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves as he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.

1971-12-09 · 50 min
Episode 4

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.

1971-12-16 · 50 min
Episode 5

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!

1971-12-23 · 50 min
Episode 6

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.

1971-12-30 · 50 min
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Cast

Roddy McMillanRoddy McMillanDaniel Pike
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