Take a Pair of Private Eyes is a British comedy crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 10 April to 15 May 1966.
[1] It was written by Peter O'Donnell, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise.
[2] The title is a reference to the Gilbert and Sullivan song Take a Pair of Sparking Eyes.
In the style of The Thin Man it focuses on Ambrose and Dominique Fraynes a husband and wife who run a private detective agency assisted by his father Hector.