Edward Boyd
Director
The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
Series 2
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.
Released Nov. 25, 1971
Episode 50 min
None+
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Big Fleas, Little Fleas
The Clearances seem to have come to Scotland again and Pike finds himself working on the side of villainy.
Dec. 31, 1972, midnight
S2E2 - Credit Where It's Due
Pike finds himself a bad risk when he gets the credit for blackmailing an ex-employer.
Jan. 7, 1973, midnight
S2E3 - Away Match
Employed to collect money owed for damage to a club, Pike gets involved in a complicated case of fraud.
Jan. 14, 1973, midnight
S2E4 - None So Blind
Pike finds that a motorway site can be pretty unhealthy, even if you're trying to pay a debt instead of collecting it.
Jan. 21, 1973, midnight
S2E5 - Pig in the Middle
Who is Pike really following? And come to that, who is really following Pike?
Jan. 28, 1973, midnight
S2E6 - A Slight Case of Absalom
The search for a missing girl takes Pike to the Hebridean island of Falibost, where he encounters the army.
Feb. 4, 1973, midnight
S2E7 - Four Walls
Pike is sought to help four bank robbers escape Glasgow, because one of them is his ex-wife.
Feb. 11, 1973, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 650 min.
Released: Nov. 25, 1971
Last Air Date: Feb. 11, 1973, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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