Taggart (1983)

Name: Taggart
Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Mark McManus, James MacPherson, Alex Norton, Colin McCredie, John Michie

★ 6.6 90m/ep Crime · Drama Latest: S27 E06

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
Cast: Mark McManus, James MacPherson, Alex Norton, Colin McCredie, John Michie, Harriet Buchan, Tom Watson
Country: United Kingdom
First aired: September 6, 1983

Seasons

Series 1 · 3 episodes
Series 2 · 2 episodes
Series 3 · 3 episodes
Series 4 · 3 episodes
Series 5 · 3 episodes
Series 6 · 7 episodes
Series 7 · 3 episodes
Series 8 · 3 episodes
Series 9 · 3 episodes
Series 10 · 3 episodes
Series 11 · 3 episodes
Series 12 · 3 episodes
Series 13 · 3 episodes
Series 14 · 3 episodes
Series 15 · 2 episodes
Series 16 · 4 episodes
Series 17 · 5 episodes
Series 18 · 4 episodes
Series 19 · 7 episodes
Series 20 · 4 episodes
Series 21 · 5 episodes
Series 22 · 9 episodes
Series 23 · 4 episodes
Series 24 · 11 episodes
Series 25 · 5 episodes
Series 26 · 3 episodes
Series 27 · 6 episodes

Series 1 Episodes

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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?