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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
Season01
- S01E01All for a Couple of PoniesJanuary 23, 1965—
- S01E02Nobody Kills Santa ClausJanuary 30, 1965—
- S01E03They Go off in the End - Like FruitFebruary 6, 1965—
- S01E04Dig You LaterFebruary 13, 1965—
- S01E05I Went to Borrow a Pencil and Look What I FoundFebruary 20, 1965—
- S01E06But the Joneses Never Get LettersFebruary 27, 1965—
- S01E07A Harsh World for ZealotsMarch 6, 1965—
- S01E08"And a Very Fine Fiddle Has He"March 13, 1965—
- S01E09My Life - That's a MarriageMarch 20, 1965—
- S01E10You Think It'll Be Marvellous - but It's Always a RabbitMarch 27, 1965—
- S01E11Protection Is a Man's Best FriendApril 3, 1965—
- S01E12The Morning Wasn't So HotApril 10, 1965—
- S01E13You Should Hear Me Eat SoupApril 17, 1965—
- S01E14You Have to Draw the Line SomewhereApril 24, 1965—
- S01E15Have It on the HouseMay 1, 1965—
Season02
- S02E01All the Black Dresses She WantsJuly 2, 1966—
- S02E02Don't Forget You're MineJuly 9, 1966—
- S02E03I Could Set It To MusicJuly 16, 1966—
- S02E04It's a Terrible Way to BeJuly 23, 1966—
- S02E05You Can Keep the MedalJuly 30, 1966—
- S02E06You're Not Cinderella, Are You?August 6, 1966—
- S02E07Works with Chess, Not with LifeAugust 13, 1966—
- S02E08It Had to be a MouseAugust 20, 1966—
- S02E09Tell Me About the CrabAugust 27, 1966—
- S02E10No, No, Nothing like ThatSeptember 3, 1966—
- S02E11There Are More Things in Heaven and EarthSeptember 10, 1966—
- S02E12Twenty Pound of Heart and MuscleSeptember 17, 1966—
- S02E13What's the Matter? Can't You Take a Sick Joke?September 24, 1966—
Season03
- S03E01If This Is Lucky, I'd Rather Be JonahJanuary 20, 1968—
- S03E02But What Good Will the Truth Do?January 27, 1968—
- S03E03Memories of MegFebruary 3, 1968—
- S03E04Have Mud, Will ThrowFebruary 10, 1968—
- S03E05But They Always Come Back for TeaFebruary 17, 1968—
- S03E06Mercury in an Off-White MacFebruary 24, 1968—
- S03E07Strictly Private and ConfidentialMarch 2, 1968—
- S03E08Honesty Is The Best Policy - But Who Can Afford the Premiums?March 9, 1968—
- S03E09The Bromsgrove VenusMarch 16, 1968—
- S03E10It Must Be the Architecture - Can't Be the ClimateMarch 23, 1968—
- S03E11It's Learning about the Lies that HurtsMarch 30, 1968—
- S03E12There's No Future in Monkey BusinessApril 6, 1968—
- S03E13Cross that Palm When We Come to ItApril 13, 1968—
Season04
- S04E01Welcome to Brighton?July 30, 1969—Released on Parole Frank finds it difficult back on the outside.
- S04E02Divide and ConquerAugust 6, 1969—
- S04E03Paid in FullAugust 13, 1969—Frank is accused of stealing a colleagues wages.
- S04E04My Life's My OwnAugust 20, 1969—
- S04E05Case for the DefenceAugust 27, 1969—
- S04E06The Comedian's GraveyardSeptember 3, 1969—Frank looks for a missing girl.
- S04E07A Fixed AddressSeptember 10, 1969—Mrs. Mortimer's husband returns after 7 years.
Season05
- S05E01A Mug Named FrankJuly 7, 1971—
- S05E02Well - There Was this Girl, You See...July 14, 1971—
- S05E03Slip Home in the DarkJuly 21, 1971—
- S05E04I Always Wanted a Swimming PoolJuly 28, 1971—
- S05E05The Beater and the GameAugust 4, 1971—
- S05E06Come into the Garden, RoseAugust 11, 1971—
- S05E07When You've Paid the Bill, You're None the WiserAugust 18, 1971—
- S05E08Who Wants to be Told Bad News?August 25, 1971—
- S05E09The Man Who Didn't Eat SweetsSeptember 1, 1971—
- S05E10Ward of CourtSeptember 8, 1971—
- S05E11Transatlantic CousinsSeptember 15, 1971—
- S05E12Shades of WhiteSeptember 22, 1971—
- S05E13John VII, Verse 24September 29, 1971—
Season06
- S06E01The BankruptNovember 8, 1972—
- S06E02Girl in BlueNovember 15, 1972—
- S06E03Many a SlipNovember 29, 1972—
- S06E04Mrs Podmore's Cat—Frank is hired to look after a pet cat named Bertie.
- S06E05The Man Who Said SorryDecember 13, 1972—
- S06E06Horse And CarriageDecember 20, 1972—A husband asks Marker to investigate his wife thinking she's having an affair, but is he having an affair aswell?
- S06E07A Family AffairJanuary 3, 1973—
- S06E08The Golden BoyJanuary 10, 1973—Frank is hired to find a missing man.
- S06E09The Windsor RoyalJanuary 17, 1973—
- S06E10It's a Woman's PrivilegeJanuary 24, 1973—
- S06E11Home and AwayJanuary 31, 1973—
- S06E12Egg and Cress SandwichesFebruary 7, 1973—
- S06E13The Trouble with JennyFebruary 14, 1973—
Season07
- S07E01Nobody Wants to KnowJanuary 6, 1975—
- S07E02How about a Cup of Tea?January 13, 1975—
- S07E03How About It, Frank?January 20, 1975—
- S07E04They All Sound Simple at FirstJanuary 27, 1975—
- S07E05The Fall GuyFebruary 3, 1975—
- S07E06What's to Become of Us?February 10, 1975—
- S07E07Hard TimesFebruary 17, 1975—Marker moves into his new office and a troublesome first day.
- S07E08No Orchids for MarkerFebruary 24, 1975—An offer from a wealthy client is to much for Marker to refuse.
- S07E09The Fatted CalfMarch 3, 1975—
- S07E10LiferMarch 10, 1975—
- S07E11Take No for an AnswerMarch 17, 1975—
- S07E12Fit of ConscienceMarch 24, 1975—
- S07E13Unlucky For SomeApril 7, 1975—Frank 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
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