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.
The View from Daniel Pike (Season 2)
Big Fleas, Little Fleas (Episode 1)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1972-12-31
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: The Clearances seem to have come to Scotland again and Pike finds himself working on the side of villainy.
Credit Where It's Due (Episode 2)
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
Air date: 1973-01-07
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Pike finds himself a bad risk when he gets the credit for blackmailing an ex-employer.
Away Match (Episode 3)
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
Air date: 1973-01-14
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Employed to collect money owed for damage to a club, Pike gets involved in a complicated case of fraud.
None So Blind (Episode 4)
Writer: Robert Barr
Air date: 1973-01-21
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Pike finds that a motorway site can be pretty unhealthy, even if you're trying to pay a debt instead of collecting it.
Pig in the Middle (Episode 5)
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
Air date: 1973-01-28
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Who is Pike really following? And come to that, who is really following Pike?
A Slight Case of Absalom (Episode 6)
Writer: Edward Boyd
Air date: 1973-02-04
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: The search for a missing girl takes Pike to the Hebridean island of Falibost, where he encounters the army.
Four Walls (Episode 7)
Writer: Edward Boyd
Air date: 1973-02-11
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Pike is sought to help four bank robbers escape Glasgow, because one of them is his ex-wife.
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 7