About this season
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 (7)
1. Big Fleas, Little Fleas
Aired 31 December 1972 • 50 min
The Clearances seem to have come to Scotland again and Pike finds himself working on the side of villainy.
2. Credit Where It's Due
Aired 7 January 1973 • 50 min
Pike finds himself a bad risk when he gets the credit for blackmailing an ex-employer.
3. Away Match
Aired 14 January 1973 • 50 min
Employed to collect money owed for damage to a club, Pike gets involved in a complicated case of fraud.
4. None So Blind
Aired 21 January 1973 • 50 min
Pike finds that a motorway site can be pretty unhealthy, even if you're trying to pay a debt instead of collecting it.
5. Pig in the Middle
Aired 28 January 1973 • 50 min
Who is Pike really following? And come to that, who is really following Pike?
6. A Slight Case of Absalom
Aired 4 February 1973 • 50 min
The search for a missing girl takes Pike to the Hebridean island of Falibost, where he encounters the army.
7. Four Walls
Aired 11 February 1973 • 50 min
Pike is sought to help four bank robbers escape Glasgow, because one of them is his ex-wife.