Public Eye

Series 7

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.

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13 Episodes

Nobody Wants to Know
E1
Nobody Wants to KnowMarker tangles with some gangsters over a horse-doping racket.
How about a Cup of Tea?
E2
How about a Cup of Tea?Marker considers a change of career after his beating, but agrees to take on a case involving tenants who are in arrears.
How About It, Frank?
E3
How About It, Frank?Marker reluctantly decides to gets his own back on the people who attacked him. An ex-policeman has a business proposal.
They All Sound Simple at First
E4
They All Sound Simple at FirstMarker, now working with Ron Gash in Walton, pursues a debt owed to a local craftsman by his brother-in-law.
The Fall Guy
E5
The Fall GuyA woman asks Marker to gather evidence of her husband's adultery.
What's to Become of Us?
E6
What's to Become of Us?A man hires Marker to trace his missing wife.
Hard Times
E7
Hard TimesMarker moves into his new office and a troublesome first day.
No Orchids for Marker
E8
No Orchids for MarkerAn offer from a wealthy client is to much for Marker to refuse.
The Fatted Calf
E9
The Fatted CalfA businessman asks Marker to trace his radical activist son.
Lifer
E10
LiferA middle-aged man engages Marker to trace his wife, whom he claims is living with another man, but he has lied and it is the man he is really interested in.
Take No for an Answer
E11
Take No for an AnswerAn office clerk (Jenks) is acting strangely at home, so his worried daughter asks Marker to investigate, leading him to some strange office practices and a bit of fraudulent activity and greed by Jenks and his office manager..
Fit of Conscience
E12
Fit of ConscienceA tower block collapses and local council officials are under suspicion for bribery and corruption. Frank Marker uncovers some murky dealings between councillors and the builders who used sub standard materials in return for bribes taken for the lowest bid. The architect is adamant he is not involved but money has exchanged hands at some point, but between which parties.
Unlucky For Some
E13
Unlucky For SomeFrank 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 the series. At the time Alfred Burke told the TV Times that that was it but also said that was the case every season.