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The View from Daniel Pike

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S2 E7 · Four Walls

About The View from Daniel Pike

The View from Daniel Pike is a drama and crime TV series that premiered on BBC Two on November 25, 1971. It has 2 seasons and 13 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 7 "Four Walls", aired on February 11, 1973.

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.

  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

13 episodes · 2 seasons

Series 1

1971 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 54 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. So This Is Olympus

    Finale

    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.

  2. E5

    5. A Tale of Two Cities

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

  3. E4

    4. The Short Price Premium

    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.

  4. E3

    3. Little Bird Lost

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

  5. E2

    2. The Manufactured Clue

    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.

  6. E1

    1. Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers

    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.

Series 2

1972 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 53 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Four Walls

    Finale

    Pike is sought to help four bank robbers escape Glasgow, because one of them is his ex-wife.

  2. E6

    6. A Slight Case of Absalom

    The search for a missing girl takes Pike to the Hebridean island of Falibost, where he encounters the army.

  3. E5

    5. Pig in the Middle

    Who is Pike really following? And come to that, who is really following Pike?

  4. E4

    4. 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.

  5. E3

    3. Away Match

    Employed to collect money owed for damage to a club, Pike gets involved in a complicated case of fraud.

  6. E2

    2. Credit Where It's Due

    Pike finds himself a bad risk when he gets the credit for blackmailing an ex-employer.

  7. E1

    1. Big Fleas, Little Fleas

    The Clearances seem to have come to Scotland again and Pike finds himself working on the side of villainy.

Cast & crew

Created by Edward Boyd

  • Elizabeth Begley

    Philomena Hawley

  • Neil McCarthy

    Neil McCarthy

    Phelim McGill

  • Andrew Byatt

    Terry McIlvanney

  • Tony Hayes

    Michael Holmes

  • Ron Bain

    Tony Patterson

  • Gay Hamilton

    Gay Hamilton

    Angela Williamson

  • John Young

    John Young

    Barman

  • Kevin Collins

    Old Man

  • Willie Joss

    Willie Joss

    Middle-Aged Man

  • Paddy Joyce

    Paddy Joyce

    Ferret

  • Patrick Lewsley

    Gaffer

  • David Ramsay

    Gaffer

  • Gerry Slevin

    Police Constable

The View from Daniel Pike FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The View from Daniel Pike?

The View from Daniel Pike has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 11, 1973.

When did the latest episode of The View from Daniel Pike come out?

The most recent episode of The View from Daniel Pike, Season 2 Episode 7 "Four Walls", aired on February 11, 1973.

How many seasons of The View from Daniel Pike are there?

The View from Daniel Pike has 2 seasons with 13 episodes in total.

When did The View from Daniel Pike first air?

The View from Daniel Pike first aired on BBC Two on November 25, 1971.

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