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Public Eye

TV·1965–1975·7 seasons, 87 episodes·ITV1·Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Roger Marshall, Anthony Marriott

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Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four, the programme follows the investigations and cases handled by the unglamourous enquiry agent Frank Marker.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0115Episodes1965AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01All for a Couple of PoniesJanuary 23, 1965
  2. S01E02Nobody Kills Santa ClausJanuary 30, 1965
  3. S01E03They Go off in the End - Like FruitFebruary 6, 1965
  4. S01E04Dig You LaterFebruary 13, 1965
  5. S01E05I Went to Borrow a Pencil and Look What I FoundFebruary 20, 1965
  6. S01E06But the Joneses Never Get LettersFebruary 27, 1965
  7. S01E07A Harsh World for ZealotsMarch 6, 1965
  8. S01E08"And a Very Fine Fiddle Has He"March 13, 1965
  9. S01E09My Life - That's a MarriageMarch 20, 1965
  10. S01E10You Think It'll Be Marvellous - but It's Always a RabbitMarch 27, 1965
  11. S01E11Protection Is a Man's Best FriendApril 3, 1965
  12. S01E12The Morning Wasn't So HotApril 10, 1965
  13. S01E13You Should Hear Me Eat SoupApril 17, 1965
  14. S01E14You Have to Draw the Line SomewhereApril 24, 1965
  15. S01E15Have It on the HouseMay 1, 1965

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes1966AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01All the Black Dresses She WantsJuly 2, 1966
  2. S02E02Don't Forget You're MineJuly 9, 1966
  3. S02E03I Could Set It To MusicJuly 16, 1966
  4. S02E04It's a Terrible Way to BeJuly 23, 1966
  5. S02E05You Can Keep the MedalJuly 30, 1966
  6. S02E06You're Not Cinderella, Are You?August 6, 1966
  7. S02E07Works with Chess, Not with LifeAugust 13, 1966
  8. S02E08It Had to be a MouseAugust 20, 1966
  9. S02E09Tell Me About the CrabAugust 27, 1966
  10. S02E10No, No, Nothing like ThatSeptember 3, 1966
  11. S02E11There Are More Things in Heaven and EarthSeptember 10, 1966
  12. S02E12Twenty Pound of Heart and MuscleSeptember 17, 1966
  13. S02E13What's the Matter? Can't You Take a Sick Joke?September 24, 1966

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0313Episodes1968AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01If This Is Lucky, I'd Rather Be JonahJanuary 20, 1968
  2. S03E02But What Good Will the Truth Do?January 27, 1968
  3. S03E03Memories of MegFebruary 3, 1968
  4. S03E04Have Mud, Will ThrowFebruary 10, 1968
  5. S03E05But They Always Come Back for TeaFebruary 17, 1968
  6. S03E06Mercury in an Off-White MacFebruary 24, 1968
  7. S03E07Strictly Private and ConfidentialMarch 2, 1968
  8. S03E08Honesty Is The Best Policy - But Who Can Afford the Premiums?March 9, 1968
  9. S03E09The Bromsgrove VenusMarch 16, 1968
  10. S03E10It Must Be the Architecture - Can't Be the ClimateMarch 23, 1968
  11. S03E11It's Learning about the Lies that HurtsMarch 30, 1968
  12. S03E12There's No Future in Monkey BusinessApril 6, 1968
  13. S03E13Cross that Palm When We Come to ItApril 13, 1968

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season047Episodes1969AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Welcome to Brighton?July 30, 1969Released on Parole Frank finds it difficult back on the outside.
  2. S04E02Divide and ConquerAugust 6, 1969
  3. S04E03Paid in FullAugust 13, 1969Frank is accused of stealing a colleagues wages.
  4. S04E04My Life's My OwnAugust 20, 1969
  5. S04E05Case for the DefenceAugust 27, 1969
  6. S04E06The Comedian's GraveyardSeptember 3, 1969Frank looks for a missing girl.
  7. S04E07A Fixed AddressSeptember 10, 1969Mrs. Mortimer's husband returns after 7 years.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0513Episodes1971AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01A Mug Named FrankJuly 7, 1971
  2. S05E02Well - There Was this Girl, You See...July 14, 1971
  3. S05E03Slip Home in the DarkJuly 21, 1971
  4. S05E04I Always Wanted a Swimming PoolJuly 28, 1971
  5. S05E05The Beater and the GameAugust 4, 1971
  6. S05E06Come into the Garden, RoseAugust 11, 1971
  7. S05E07When You've Paid the Bill, You're None the WiserAugust 18, 1971
  8. S05E08Who Wants to be Told Bad News?August 25, 1971
  9. S05E09The Man Who Didn't Eat SweetsSeptember 1, 1971
  10. S05E10Ward of CourtSeptember 8, 1971
  11. S05E11Transatlantic CousinsSeptember 15, 1971
  12. S05E12Shades of WhiteSeptember 22, 1971
  13. S05E13John VII, Verse 24September 29, 1971

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0613Episodes1972–73AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01The BankruptNovember 8, 1972
  2. S06E02Girl in BlueNovember 15, 1972
  3. S06E03Many a SlipNovember 29, 1972
  4. S06E04Mrs Podmore's CatFrank is hired to look after a pet cat named Bertie.
  5. S06E05The Man Who Said SorryDecember 13, 1972
  6. S06E06Horse And CarriageDecember 20, 1972A husband asks Marker to investigate his wife thinking she's having an affair, but is he having an affair aswell?
  7. S06E07A Family AffairJanuary 3, 1973
  8. S06E08The Golden BoyJanuary 10, 1973Frank is hired to find a missing man.
  9. S06E09The Windsor RoyalJanuary 17, 1973
  10. S06E10It's a Woman's PrivilegeJanuary 24, 1973
  11. S06E11Home and AwayJanuary 31, 1973
  12. S06E12Egg and Cress SandwichesFebruary 7, 1973
  13. S06E13The Trouble with JennyFebruary 14, 1973

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0713Episodes1975AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01Nobody Wants to KnowJanuary 6, 1975
  2. S07E02How about a Cup of Tea?January 13, 1975
  3. S07E03How About It, Frank?January 20, 1975
  4. S07E04They All Sound Simple at FirstJanuary 27, 1975
  5. S07E05The Fall GuyFebruary 3, 1975
  6. S07E06What's to Become of Us?February 10, 1975
  7. S07E07Hard TimesFebruary 17, 1975Marker moves into his new office and a troublesome first day.
  8. S07E08No Orchids for MarkerFebruary 24, 1975An offer from a wealthy client is to much for Marker to refuse.
  9. S07E09The Fatted CalfMarch 3, 1975
  10. S07E10LiferMarch 10, 1975
  11. S07E11Take No for an AnswerMarch 17, 1975
  12. S07E12Fit of ConscienceMarch 24, 1975
  13. S07E13Unlucky For SomeApril 7, 1975Frank goes undercover at a hotel when the owner is convinced that her son's new wife is a gold digger. This is the very final episode of th

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

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