The View from Daniel Pike
1971 · 50m · Crime · Drama
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
▶1. Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers50m · 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.▶2. The Manufactured Clue50m · 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.▶3. Little Bird Lost50m · Pike has his hands full sorting out the hawks from the doves as he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.▶4. The Short Price Premium50m · 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.▶5. A Tale of Two Cities50m · Pike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse... but in the front seat!▶6. So This Is Olympus50m · 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.











