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The View from Daniel Pike

1971–1973 · 2 seasons

A dour, talky slice of seventies Glasgow noir, more about mood and moral weariness than action.

Created by
Edward Boyd
Genres
Crime, Drama
Overview
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 feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Crime, mystery, class, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Edward Boyd
Genres
Crime, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Created by
    Edward Boyd
    Written by
    Edward Boyd, Jeremy Burnham, John Cresswell, Nick McCarty
    Starring
    Roddy McMillan, Elizabeth Begley, Neil McCarthy, Andrew Byatt, Tony Hayes, Ron Bain, Gay Hamilton, John Young
    Length
    2 seasons, 13 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    BBC Two
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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