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Taggart

Taggart

★ 6.6/10•1983•1h 30m•TV-14•Crime•Drama
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Taggart is a Scottish detective television program. The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow area, and as of the most recent series the team have operated out of the fictional John Street police station across the street from the City Chambers.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 6, 1983

Episodes

Episode 1 - Pilot: KillerE1

Pilot: Killer

A murderer is loose in Glasgow and a major police investigation is mounted to find the killer. But one by one the bodies of young women are found strangled in the city. The enquiry is headed by top detective Jim Taggart, a tough local cop who has risen through the ranks and one of the new breed of graduate policemen, Peter Livingstone. But despite their differences they work together breaking all the rules to hunt the killer before he strikes again.

Sep 6, 1983

E2

Dead Ringer

The skeletal remains of a dismembered body are discovered beneath the floorboards of a house in Glasgow. The drama takes an unexpected twist when a nine-month-old toddler is kidnapped from a multi-storey car park, followed by a ransom demand of £50,000.

Jul 2, 1985

E3

Murder In Season

Glamorous opera singer, Eleanor Samson, returns to Glasgow, her home town, to sing with Scottish Opera. She hopes to bring about a reconciliation with her estranged husband, John, but she is furious to discover that there is a new woman in John's life - blonde, attractive Kirsty King. When Kirsty's body is found in the burnt out shell of John's boat, Eleanor Samson is the prime suspect. Jim Taggart, tough Glasgow detective and his smooth assistant, Peter Livingstone, fall out over the case. Livingstone believes that Eleanor is guilty; Taggart cannot believe that a woman like Eleanor could be a murderess. Is Taggart allowing his judgement to be clouded by Eleanor's fame and beauty?

Jul 23, 1985

Actors

Mark McManus

Mark McManus

DCI Jim Taggart

James MacPherson

DCI Mike Jardine

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

DCI Matt Burke

Colin McCredie

Colin McCredie

DC Stuart Fraser

John Michie

John Michie

DI Robbie Ross

Harriet Buchan

Harriet Buchan

Jean Taggart

Tom Watson

Tom Watson

Superintendent Murray

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