Roddy McMillan
The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
Season 1
The View from Daniel Pike was a Scottish TV drama series in the early 1970s. It starred Roddy McMillan as Daniel Pike, a hard-boiled private detective based in Glasgow, and was written by Edward Boyd. A few of the stories were adapted into book form.
Released Nov. 25, 1971
Episode 50 min
None+
Network: A&E
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Philomena And The Tattie-Howkers
When Michael Homes goes missing from a squad of Irish tattie-howkers working as sweated labour, Pike is commissioned to find him. A dangerous business when you are working for Philomena.
Nov. 25, 1971, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Dec. 2, 1971, midnight
S1E3 - Little Bird Lost
Pike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves.
Dec. 9, 1971, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Dec. 16, 1971, midnight
S1E5 - A Tale Of Two Cities
Pike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse. But on the front seat!
Dec. 23, 1971, midnight
S1E6 - So This Is Olympus
Pike has to pick his way through a minefield of intrigue to reach a prodigal son.
Dec. 30, 1971, midnight
Network: A&E
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Nov. 25, 1971
Last Air Date: Feb. 11, 1973, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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