Public Eye

Seasons

1965

8.5

Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.

Episode List

S1 • E1

All for a Couple of Ponies

Accused of robbery, Marker has a hard time proving his innocence to the police. Stone, the one man who can verify his alibi, has disappeared.

S1 • E2

Nobody Kills Santa Claus

When an overbearing young high-pressure business man receives death threats, Marker is put on as bodyguard. The arrogant executive is having an affair with an employee's wife, so the husband makes a move against him- but is he the only one?

S1 • E3

They Go Off in the End, Like Fruit

Requested to repossess a client's car for ten per cent of the finder's fee, Marker issues a cheque - and almost winds up broke.

S1 • E4

Dig You Later

When a client asks him to find his office telephonist, a young blonde to whom he was getting married, Marker finds more than he bargained for.

I Went to Borrow a Pencil, and Look What I Found

S1 • E5

I Went to Borrow a Pencil, and Look What I Found

Engaged to keep his eye on his wife of a man who suspects her of playing around, Marker becomes suspicious when the man requests no evidence - just her boyfriend's name.

S1 • E6

But the Joneses Never Get Letters

When his daughter starts to receive anonymous letters, Mr Hordern employs Marker to keep an eye on his daughter's flat - a place that Marker finds empty.

S1 • E7

A Harsh World for Zealots

Assigned to check into reports that a shop assistant is helping himself to more than his share of the takings, Marker uncovers some very odd behaviour.

S1 • E8

'And a Very Fine Fiddle Has He'

Hired to check into reports that a solicitor's client is being blackmailed, Marker finds himself earning his fee the hard way - nose down on the pavements.

S1 • E9

My Life - That's a Marriage

Marker's enquiries into why George left Alice, the girl he loves, in the lurch bring some very surprising results - not all of which Alice wants to hear.

You Think It'll Be Marvellous - But It's Always a Rabbit

S1 • E10

You Think It'll Be Marvellous - But It's Always a Rabbit

James Sale, the occupant of Ward C in the County Hospital, employs Marker to discover the driver of the car that run him down. But where does Marker begin?

S1 • E11

Protection Is a Man's Best Friend

Marker's attempts to track down the head man in a betting shop extortion racket leads him into trouble with the law - and the unlawful.

S1 • E12

The Morning Wasn't So Hot

Runaways from the country are lured by the glamour of London, only to fall into the hands of recruiters for call girl rings. Jennie is one, and she soon becomes hard and cynical. Marker is hired to find her and coax her to return home.

S1 • E13

You Should Hear Me Eat Soup

When an old adversary sets foot on his doorstep, Marker decides to book a seat on the first available plane to anywhere - but his adversary has other ideas.

S1 • E14

You Have to Draw the Line Somewhere

Why is a solicitor so upset that his marriage has broken down? Employed to find the answer, Marker learns more than he's supposed to know.

S1 • E15

Have It on the House

Hired to track down a military man who has duped a woman out of £700, Marker's instinct tells him he's being taken for a fool - but conning an expert can prove dangerous.