Series 1

1. Philomena and the Tattie-Howkers

1971-11-25 · 50m

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.

2. The Manufactured Clue

1971-12-02 · 50m

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.

3. Little Bird Lost

1971-12-09 · 50m

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

4. The Short Price Premium

1971-12-16 · 50m

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.

5. A Tale of Two Cities

1971-12-23 · 50m

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

6. So This Is Olympus

1971-12-30 · 50m

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.