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The View from Daniel Pike

1971 - 1973

Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers

25th November 1971

Episode 1

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.

The Manufactured Clue

2nd December 1971

Episode 2

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.

Little Bird Lost

9th December 1971

Episode 3

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

The Short Price Premium

16th December 1971

Episode 4

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.

A Tale of Two Cities

23rd December 1971

Episode 5

Pike becomes involved in drugs and murder when a body is found in a hearse... but in the front seat!

So This Is Olympus

30th December 1971

Episode 6

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.

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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.

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