The View from Daniel Pike
Seen it?1971 | 2 seasons | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Strike or Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 922 people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Series 11971 · 6 episodesNot rated yet
- Series 21972 · 7 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Edward Boyd
- Roddy McMillanDaniel Pike