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The View from Daniel Pike

  • 1971 – 1973
  • Ended
  • Crime · Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 2 seasons

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.

Latest: Series 2 · 1972

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  1. E1. Big Fleas, Little Fleas

    Dec 31, 1972 · 50m

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

  2. E2. Credit Where It's Due

    Jan 7, 1973 · 50m

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

  3. E3. Away Match

    Jan 14, 1973 · 50m

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

  4. E4. None So Blind

    Jan 21, 1973 · 50m

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

  5. E5. Pig in the Middle

    Jan 28, 1973 · 50m

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

  6. E6. A Slight Case of Absalom

    Feb 4, 1973 · 50m

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

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