Taggart(1983)
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.
- Created by:
- Glenn Chandler
- First aired:
- 1983-09-06
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- ITV1
Episodes
1. Penthouse and Pavement
2003-10-07
A famous novelist is found murdered in an alley the morning after a prestigious book launch, and DCI Burke's team's only lead is a drugged and confused prostitute. As the team explore a number of possibilities, Fraser and Reid find the victim enjoyed a secret life amid Glasgow's sleazy underworld which may have led to murder.
2. Atonement
2003-12-03
Billy McCree is murdered in his workshop, and his severed hand is found next to him. The obvious suspect is Jim Naysmith, just out of jail after a twenty year stretch. Burke investigates the Naysmith gang, whilst Robbie is flattered when Mary, a young law student, asks to shadow him. Gemma, however, believes that Mary may have an ulterior motive.
3. Compensation
2004-04-30
DCI Burke's personal life comes to the fore as the team are called to the countryside of Fenmore after a farmer is killed in a suspicious fire. With few clues and no villager prepared to offer information, Burke feels they have stepped into a private war.
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4. Saints and Sinners
2004-12-30
When lawyer Richard Flett is shot dead, suspicion initially falls on his widow Adele and his partner Charlie Muir, who were having an affair. However, when Muir is also murdered, Burke uncovers a wholly different motive. A group of residents was taking a company called Arcadia to court on the grounds that they had caused pollution, leading to illness.
Where to watch
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Cast
Mark McManus
DCI Jim Taggart
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James MacPherson
DCI Mike Jardine
Alex Norton
DCI Matt Burke
Colin McCredie
DC Stuart Fraser
John Michie
DI Robbie Ross
Harriet Buchan
Jean Taggart
Tom Watson
Superintendent Murray
