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created by
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, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by
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for the
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network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 September 1983, before a full series was commissioned that ran from 2 July 1985 until 7 November 2010. The series revolved around a group of detectives initially in the
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, though various storylines were set in other parts of
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and in other areas of Scotland. The team operated out of the fictional John Street police station.
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, who played the title character Jim Taggart, died in 1994. However, the series continued under the same name. ''Taggart'' was one of the UK's longest-running television dramas and the longest-running police drama after the cancellation of ''
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", sung by
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.


History

The Scottish BAFTA-winning
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"Killer", directed by
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and broadcast in 1983, introduced the character
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Jim Taggart (played by
Mark McManus Mark McManus (21 February 1935 – 6 June 1994) was a Scottish actor. He has played roles in British television series '' Sam,'' '' Bulman, The Brothers, Strangers,'' and ''Dramarama'' and starred in the feature film '' 2000 Weeks''. He was ...
until his death in 1994), a tough and experienced detective who had worked his way up through the ranks. His original sidekick was
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Peter Livingstone ( Neil Duncan). Livingstone represented the new breed of young graduates entering the police force and frequently had a difficult relationship with Taggart as a result. Taggart's boss in the pilot was Superintendent Robert Murray ( Tom Watson), and his boss after the second episode, "Dead Ringer", was Superintendent Jack McVitie (
Iain Anders Iain Anders Robertson (8 February 1933 – 5 September 1997)
''
James MacPherson James Macpherson (Gaelic: ''Seumas MacMhuirich'' or ''Seumas Mac a' Phearsain''; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poem ...
) was introduced. Neil Duncan left the series in 1987 and in 1990 a new female sidekick Jackie Reid (
Blythe Duff Blythe Duff (born 25 November 1962) is a Scottish actress best known for her role as Jackie Reid in the ITV television series drama, ''Taggart''. Background Duff was born and raised in East Kilbride. Her love of acting started with youth the ...
) was introduced. McManus died in 1994 during the filming of an episode. Taggart's absence in the broadcast story was explained by his being in meetings with the Chief Constable throughout. In 1995 the episode "Black Orchid" opened with Taggart's funeral. Despite the death of the title character the series continued. Jardine was promoted to Detective Inspector and DC Stuart Fraser (
Colin McCredie Colin McCredie (born 8 June 1972 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, best known for his role as DC Stuart Fraser in the STV drama ''Taggart'', Nick Morrison in the BBC Scotland Soap Opera ''River City'' and in the films '' Shallow Gr ...
) was introduced, becoming the long-suffering sidekick to Jardine, former long-suffering sidekick to Taggart. Fraser was later revealed to be gay. McCredie had made an early appearance in ''Taggart'' when he played a suspect part of a youth gang. DI Robbie Ross (
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) joined the team in 1998. Michie had made an early appearance in ''Taggart'' in 1990 when he played a suspect called Robby Meiklejohn in an episode called "Love Knot". When MacPherson left the series in 2002 his character was killed off and replaced with DCI Matt Burke, formerly of
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, played by
Alex Norton Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in ''Extremely Dangerous' ...
, who had previously appeared in the series playing murder suspect George Bryce in 1986 in the episode "Knife-Edge". Much was made of the platonic love between Jardine and Reid. The two were shown to share a sibling-like bond. Both pursued a number of relationships with other characters over the years. Reid even got married but later separated from her husband, who then died. The personal relationships of the police officers in this series were shown as nothing to be envious of: Reid described herself, Burke, Ross and Fraser as "three divorcees and a celibate homosexual" in the episode "Penthouse and Pavement". After filming was completed on series 26 in December 2009,
Colin McCredie Colin McCredie (born 8 June 1972 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, best known for his role as DC Stuart Fraser in the STV drama ''Taggart'', Nick Morrison in the BBC Scotland Soap Opera ''River City'' and in the films '' Shallow Gr ...
was informed that he and his character would not be returning for filming of the next series.


ITV/STV dispute

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, the company that operates the
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network franchises in England, Wales and southern Scotland, failed to announce whether it planned to show any new episodes of ''Taggart'', prompting STV to suspend production of the programme in September 2009. STV announced in November 2009 that it would produce new episodes of ''Taggart'' for broadcast in 2010 regardless of whether
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decided to screen it. In February 2010 it was announced that ITV and STV had put their wider commercial differences to one side to make a new series, which Scottish viewers got to see first. The two broadcasters co-commissioned a six-part series of the show;
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also invested in return for repeat rights. New episodes of ''Taggart'' debuted on STV in autumn 2010 before being broadcast on ITV across the rest of the UK in 2011. The UKTV Channel
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showed the episodes in 2013. Online catch-up of the new series was not available to users of
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until the show had been broadcast on ITV and UTV.


Format and broadcast information

The format of the show changed over the years. Originally the show ran with three one-hour episodes to each story. This was later changed starting with the last transmitted story in 1998 to a regular pattern of two-hour stand-alone stories and beginning in July 2002 these were shortened to 60 minutes. After a two-hour special episode in January 2003 episodes were again lengthened starting in October this time to 90 minutes continuing through the 2008 New Year special "Genesis". After this the show became a series of one-hour stand-alone stories for the first time since 2003. Fans of the show were often frustrated by the erratic scheduling of the show. Although blocks or series of the show were filmed together, they were often not shown together as with other series. Instead, they were fitted into the schedule whenever there was a gap, meaning that they were often not shown in consecutive weeks or on one set night of the week. Often months passed between episodes of the same series being shown. This was very much the case in Australia with ABC TV showing episodes featuring the three lead actors in haphazard order with current or recent shows. This made it very difficult to understand the history of the show.


DVD releases

The DVD rights in the UK for many ''Taggart'' episodes the earlier series in particular are held by Clearvision. However, some episodes in particular those from 2002 onwards have been released on DVD in the UK by
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. There are also Region 1 and Region 4 releases for
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n and
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n markets. Some of the DVD releases are now quite rare and deleted and there has been no
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release at present.


Cast


Main

*
Mark McManus Mark McManus (21 February 1935 – 6 June 1994) was a Scottish actor. He has played roles in British television series '' Sam,'' '' Bulman, The Brothers, Strangers,'' and ''Dramarama'' and starred in the feature film '' 2000 Weeks''. He was ...
as DCI Jim Taggart (1983–1995) * Neil Duncan as DS Peter Livingstone (1983–1987, 1994) *
Iain Anders Iain Anders Robertson (8 February 1933 – 5 September 1997)
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James MacPherson James Macpherson (Gaelic: ''Seumas MacMhuirich'' or ''Seumas Mac a' Phearsain''; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poem ...
as DS/DI/DCI Michael Jardine (1987–2002) *
Blythe Duff Blythe Duff (born 25 November 1962) is a Scottish actress best known for her role as Jackie Reid in the ITV television series drama, ''Taggart''. Background Duff was born and raised in East Kilbride. Her love of acting started with youth the ...
as WPC/DC/DS/DI Jackie Reid (1990–2010) *
Colin McCredie Colin McCredie (born 8 June 1972 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, best known for his role as DC Stuart Fraser in the STV drama ''Taggart'', Nick Morrison in the BBC Scotland Soap Opera ''River City'' and in the films '' Shallow Gr ...
as DC Stuart Fraser (1995–2010) *
John Michie John Michie (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish television and film actor, known for his roles as DI Robbie Ross in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', as Karl Munro in ''Coronation Street'' from 2011–2013 and his role as CEO Guy S ...
as DI Robbie Ross (1998–2010) *
Alex Norton Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in ''Extremely Dangerous' ...
as DCI Matt Burke (2002–2010) * Robert Robertson as Pathologist Dr Stephen Andrews (1983–2001) * Harriet Buchan as Jean Taggart (1983–1995)


Other

* Tom Watson as Superintendent Robert Murray (1983–1985) * Gavin Brown as Sgt Blackman (1983–1985) * Patricia Ross as DS/Sgt Laura Campbell (1987–1988) * Anthony Cochrane as Dr Colin Crawford (1987–1993) * Leigh Biagi as Alison Taggart (1988–1993) *
Gray O'Brien Gray O'Brien (born Gerard O'Brien, 11 August 1968) is a Scottish television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of the villainous Weatherfield businessman Tony Gordon in the popular ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2007–2010 ...
as DC Rob Gibson (1993–1995) * Yasmin Marley as WPC Heather McIntyre (1999–2001) *
Brian Cowan Brian Cowan (1962 – January 2021) was a British actor, known for his role as Robert Davenport in the long running soap opera, ''Family Affairs''. He starred in ''Taggart'' from 1993 to 2005 as DCS Brian Holmes, the partner of Blythe Duff's cha ...
as DCS Brian Holmes (2000–2005) * Lesley Harcourt as Pathologist Dr Gemma Kerr (2003–2005) * Michael MacKenzie as Pathologist Dr Magnus Baird (2005–2008) *
Katrina Bryan Katrina Bryan (born 10 July 1980) is a Scottish actress and CBeebies presenter who has starred in ''Taggart'', '' Nina and the Neurons'', '' See You, See Me'' and ''Sea of Souls''. She has been active since 1999. Bryan has a BA in Acting from ...
as Pathologist Dr Ellis Sinclair (2008–2010) *
Alan McHugh Alan McHugh is a Scottish actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his roles in television shows such as ''Taggart (series), Taggart'' (as Assistant Chief Constable Strathairn), ''Take the High Road'', ''Limmy's Show'', and ''Rab C. Nes ...
as Assistant Chief Constable Strathairn (2008–10) *
Davood Ghadami Davood Ghadami ( fa, داوود قدمی; born 7 August 1982) is an English actor. Following his appearances in ''Taggart'' in 2010, he appeared in the BBC medical programmes ''Doctors'' and ''Casualty'' in recurring roles. In 2014, he began po ...
as Pathologist Duncan Clark (2010) *
Siobhan Redmond Siobhan Redmond, ( ; born 27 July 1959) is a Scottish actress, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and known for various stage, audio and television roles. Early life Siobhan Redmond was born on 27 July 1959 in the Tollcross area of ...
as Chief Supt. Karen Campbell (2010) * Anneika Rose as DC/DS Mita Rahim (2010)


Guest appearances

Actors appearing on ''Taggart'' episodes over the years include: * Dave Anderson (Episodes: Knife-Edge, Instruments of Justice,
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& Compensation) *
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* Paul Barber (Episode: Football Crazy) *
Johnny Beattie John Gerard Beattie MBE (9 November 1926 – 9 July 2020) was a Scottish actor and stand-up comedian whose career spanned over six decades. He appeared on shows including the sketch show '' Scotch & Wry'' and the sitcom '' Rab C. Nesbitt'', a ...
(Episode:
Evil Eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
) *
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(Episodes: Murder in Season & Hellfire) * David Bradley * Susan Brown *
Mark Bonnar Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty'', Detective Finney in ''Psychoville'', DCC Mike Dryden in ''Line of Duty ...
(Episodes:
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& Ends of Justice) * Billy Boyd (Episode:
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) *
Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish character actor. His roles have included Julien in ''Julien Donkey-Boy'' and Daniel "Spud" Murphy in ''Trainspotting'' and its 2017 sequel ''T2 Trainspotting''. Early life Bremner was born in ...
(Episode: Love Knot) *
Tam Dean Burn Tam Dean Burn (born 1958 in Leith, Scotland) is a Scottish actor who has played a wide range of roles on stage and screen. On television this includes multiple roles on long-running detective series ''Taggart'', youth sci-fi thriller '' Life For ...
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, The Ties That Bind & Bad Medicine) *
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(Episode: A Fistful of Chips) *
Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle (born 14 April 1961) is a Scottish actor. His film work includes '' Trainspotting'' (1996), ''The Full Monty'' (1997), ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999), ''Angela's Ashes'' (1999), '' The Beach'' (2000), ''28 Weeks Later'' (20 ...
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) *
Tom Chadbon Tom Chadbon (born 27 February 1946, in Luton) is an English actor who has spent much of his career appearing on British television. Although principally a character actor, he has occasionally had leading or recurring roles. Chadbon starred in a ...
* Jimmy Chisholm (Episode: Puppet on a String) *
Pandora Clifford Pandora Clifford (born 13 December 1972) is an English actress who has appeared in various roles on stage and screen including ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', '' Wallander'', ''Taggart'' and ''New Tricks'' Born in 1972 in London, brought up nea ...
* Ian Colquhoun (Episode: Point of Light) *
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*
James Cosmo James Ronald Gordon Copeland , known professionally as James Cosmo (b. 1947), is a Scottish film and television actor known for his appearances in films including '' Highlander'', ''Braveheart'', ''Trainspotting'', ''Jagame Thandhiram'', ''Tro ...
(Episode: Dead Giveaway) *
Annette Crosbie Annette Crosbie (born 12 February 1934) is a Scottish actor.Annette Crosbie fil ...
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) *
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*
Alan Cumming Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a British actor. His London stage appearances include ''Hamlet'', the Maniac in ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in '' Bent'', The National Theatre o ...
(Episode: Death Call) *
Henry Ian Cusick Henry Ian Cusick (born 17 April 1967) is a Peruvian-Scottish actor of television, film, and theatre and a television director. He is best known for his role as Desmond Hume in the ABC television series ''Lost'', for which he received a Primet ...
(Episode:
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) *
Jake D'Arcy John Paterson Sinclair (2 December 1945 – 30 May 2015), better known as Jake D'Arcy, was a Scottish actor. He appeared in a number of television series, including as "Pete the Jakey" in the comedy programme ''Still Game'' from 2002 until 2007 ...
(Episode: Dead Ringer) *
Iain de Caestecker Iain De Caestecker ( ; born 29 December 1987) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying Leopold Fitz/The Doctor in the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. He is also known for his roles in Coronation Street as Adam Barlow ...
*
Kate Dickie Kate Dickie (born 1971) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series '' Tinsel Town'' (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series '' Game ...
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) *
Barbara Dickson Barbara Ruth Dickson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer and actress whose hits include 'I Know Him So Well', 'Answer Me' and 'January February'. Dickson has placed fifteen albums on the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a n ...
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Reece Dinsdale Reece Dinsdale (born 6 August 1959) is an English actor and director of stage, film and television. He is a Huddersfield Town fan. In 2017 he became a patron of the Square Chapel, an arts centre in Halifax. He is also an honorary patron of The ...
(Episode: Bad Medicine) *
Ron Donachie Ronald Eaglesham Porter (born 26 April 1956), known professionally as Ron Donachie, is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring as DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the Ian Rankin "Rebus" detective novels and for his supporti ...
(Episodes:
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, Death Benefits,
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,
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&
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) *
Duncan Duff Duncan Duff (born 1964 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) is a British stage, television and film actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London 1985 - 1987. He is best known for His role in Not Going out as Pete and for A Quiet Pas ...
(Episode:
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) *
John Duttine John Arthur Duttine (born 15 March 1949) is an English actor noted for his roles on stage, films and television. He is well known for his role as Sgt George Miller in '' Heartbeat'' and also Bill Masen in the TV series ''The Day of the Triffid ...
(Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep34, Devil's Advocate) * Norman Eshley (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep16, Death Comes Softly) * James Faulkner (actor), James Faulkner * Fish (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep49, Skin Deep) * Hugh Fraser (actor), Hugh Fraser (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep25, Gingerbread) * Laura Fraser (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep34, Devil's Advocate) * Ronald Fraser (actor), Ronald Fraser (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep18, Violent Delights) * Vincent Friell (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep1, Killer,
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, List of Taggart episodes#ep29, Secrets & List of Taggart episodes#ep44, Bloodlines) * Frank Gallagher (actor), Frank Gallagher (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep16, Death Comes Softly & List of Taggart episodes#ep54, Fire, Burn) * Jill Gascoine (Episode:
Evil Eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
) * Alexandra Gilbreath * Iain Glen (Episode: Knife-Edge) * Julian Glover (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep32, Black Orchid) * Michelle Gomez * Hannah Gordon (Episode:
Fatal Inheritance Fatal may refer to: * ''Fatal'' (album), by Hussein Fatal, 2002 * ''Fatal'' (film), a 2010 French film starring Michaël Youn and Stéphane Rousseau * '' F.A.T.A.L.'', a tabletop role-playing game released in 2003 * Fatal Recordings, a record ...
) * Julie Graham * Frances Grey (actress), Frances Grey * Sheila Grier (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep6, The Killing Philosophy &
Falling in Love Falling in love is the development of strong feelings of attachment and love, usually towards another person. The term is metaphorical, emphasizing that the process, like the physical act of falling, is sudden, uncontrollable and leaves the ...
) * John Grillo * Clare Grogan (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep21, The Hit Man) * Margo Gunn * Gwyneth Guthrie (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep37, Apocalypse) * John Hannah (actor), John Hannah (Episode:
Evil Eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
) * Diana Hardcastle * Daniel Healy (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep78, Do or Die) * Lorna Heilbron (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep19, Nest of Vipers & List of Taggart episodes#ep37, Apocalypse) * Vivien Heilbron (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep25, Gingerbread) * Douglas Henshall (Episode: Love Knot) * Ian Hogg (actor), Ian Hogg (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep21, The Hit Man) * Russell Hunter (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep16, Death Comes Softly) * Celia Imrie (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep10, Root of Evil) * Kenny Ireland (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep10, Root of Evil) * Jason Isaacs (Episode:
Double Exposure In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in respect of two images. The exposure values may or may not be ide ...
) * Meg Johnson * Robert Jezek * Ashley Jensen (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep74, A Taste of Money) * Berwick Kaler * Diane Keen (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep8, Cold Blood) * Sinéad Keenan * Gerard Kelly (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep1, Killer & List of Taggart episodes#ep72, Mind Over Matter) * Simone Lahbib (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep19, Nest of Vipers & List of Taggart episodes#ep31, Prayer for the Dead) * Larry Lamb * Caroline Langrishe * Phyllida Law (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep28, Forbidden Fruit) * Gary Lewis (actor), Gary Lewis (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep34, Devil's Advocate & List of Taggart episodes#ep94, Homesick) * Richard Lintern * Jimmy Logan (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep12, Flesh and Blood) * Phyllis Logan (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep89, Trust) * Richard Madden * Dominic Mafham * Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews (Episode:
Fatal Inheritance Fatal may refer to: * ''Fatal'' (album), by Hussein Fatal, 2002 * ''Fatal'' (film), a 2010 French film starring Michaël Youn and Stéphane Rousseau * '' F.A.T.A.L.'', a tabletop role-playing game released in 2003 * Fatal Recordings, a record ...
) * Murray McArthur * Brian McCardie (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep29, Secrets, List of Taggart episodes#ep61, Bad Blood, List of Taggart episodes#ep94, Homesick & List of Taggart episodes#ep107, Silent Truth) * Maimie McCoy * Kathleen McDermott (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep59, Blood Money) * Joe McFadden (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep10, Root of Evil & List of Taggart episodes#ep29, Secrets) * Sean McGinley * John McGlynn (actor), John McGlynn (Episodes: Dead Ringer,
Evil Eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
, List of Taggart episodes#ep29, Secrets, List of Taggart episodes#ep43, Long Time Dead & List of Taggart episodes#ep56, The Friday Night Event) * Stuart McGugan (Episode: Dead Giveaway) * Lorraine McIntosh (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep43, Long Time Dead, List of Taggart episodes#ep62, Halfway House & List of Taggart episodes#ep92, Safer) * Neve McIntosh * Pollyanna McIntosh * Allison McKenzie (Episode: Football Crazy) * Una McLean (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep53, Death Trap) * Graham McTavish (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep72, Mind Over Matter) * Jill Melford (Episode:
Fatal Inheritance Fatal may refer to: * ''Fatal'' (album), by Hussein Fatal, 2002 * ''Fatal'' (film), a 2010 French film starring Michaël Youn and Stéphane Rousseau * '' F.A.T.A.L.'', a tabletop role-playing game released in 2003 * Fatal Recordings, a record ...
) * Glen Michael (Episode:
Legends A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to: Narrative * Urban legend, a widely repeated story of dubious truth * A fictitious identity used in espionage Books, co ...
) * Ann Mitchell (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep19, Nest of Vipers) * Gavin Mitchell (actor), Gavin Mitchell (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep54, Fire, Burn & List of Taggart episodes#ep21, The Hit Man) * Jon Morrison (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep50, Wavelength) * Alexander Morton (Episodes: Dead Ringer, Death Benefits & List of Taggart episodes#ep104, The Rapture) * Peter Mullan (Episodes: Love Knot and List of Taggart episodes#ep17, Rogues Gallery) * Daniela Nardini (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep26, Death without Dishonour) * Alec Newman * Julie Wilson Nimmo (Episode: Point of Light) * Peter O'Brien (actor), Peter O'Brien (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep26, Death without Dishonour) * David O'Hara (Episode:
Evil Eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
) * Dorothy Paul (Episodes: Murder in Season & List of Taggart episodes#ep12, Flesh and Blood) * James Anthony Pearson * Julie Peasgood (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep26, Death without Dishonour) * Carmen Pieraccini (Episodes: Football Crazy &
An Eye for an Eye "An eye for an eye" ( hbo, עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, ) is a commandment found in the Book of Exodus 21:23–27 expressing the principle of reciprocal justice measure for measure. The principle exists also in Babylonian law. In Roman c ...
) * Andrew Lee Potts (Episode:
Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
) * Richard Rankin (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep102, IOU) * Amanda Redman (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep32, Black Orchid) * Annabel Reid (Episode: A Fistful of Chips) * Mary Riggans (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep1, Killer and
Double Exposure In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in respect of two images. The exposure values may or may not be ide ...
) * John Ringham * David Rintoul (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep16, Death Comes Softly) * Natalie J. Robb (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep18, Violent Delights &
Legends A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to: Narrative * Urban legend, a widely repeated story of dubious truth * A fictitious identity used in espionage Books, co ...
) * Christian Rodska * William Ruane * Jenny Runacre * Sean Scanlan (Episodes: Death Benefits, Puppet on a String & List of Taggart episodes#ep89, Trust) * David Schofield (actor), David Schofield * Dougray Scott (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep19, Nest of Vipers) * Morag Siller * Jamie Sives * Steve John Shepherd (Episode: Bad Medicine) * Sharon Small (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep28, Forbidden Fruit) * Hugo Speer * Rob Spendlove * Gerda Stevenson * Ewan Stewart (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep87, Judgement Day) * Sara Stewart (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep22, Ring of Deceit & List of Taggart episodes#ep75, A Death Foretold) * Ken Stott (Episode: Murder in Season) * Donald Sumpter * Garry Sweeney (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep55, Watertight & List of Taggart episodes#ep82, Users and Losers) * Meera Syal (Episode:
Double Exposure In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in respect of two images. The exposure values may or may not be ide ...
) * Andrew Tiernan (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep32, Black Orchid) * Gareth Thomas (actor), Gareth Thomas * Siân Thomas (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep22, Ring of Deceit) * Kim Thomson (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep101, Fact and Fiction) * Michael Troughton * Deepak Verma (Episode:
Double Exposure In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in respect of two images. The exposure values may or may not be ide ...
) * Ronan Vibert (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep82, Users and Losers) * Sara Vickers * Julian Wadham (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep76, Running Out of Time) * June Watson * Gary Webster (actor), Gary Webster (Episode:
Evil Eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
) * Tam White (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep21, The Hit Man &
Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...
) * Jan Wilson (Episode: List of Taggart episodes#ep37, Apocalypse) * Greg Wise * Paul Young (Episodes:
Funeral Rites A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect t ...
&
Legends A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to: Narrative * Urban legend, a widely repeated story of dubious truth * A fictitious identity used in espionage Books, co ...
) * Jimmy Yuill (Episodes: List of Taggart episodes#ep1, Killer & List of Taggart episodes#ep101, Fact and Fiction) Note: Where multiple episodes are listed here, a different character is portrayed in each episode. Recurring characters are listed in Cast sections above.


Filming locations

The show was primarily shot in and around Glasgow and its metropolitan area, but the show occasionally ventured further, for example to Loch Lomond, Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. The original title card of the show used a panoramic shot of Glasgow taken from the summit of the Cathkin Braes to the south of the city. In the early years live infill shots of the city were also taken from this vantage point. In later years a shot of the city centre taken from The Lighthouse on Mitchell Lane was used. In later series the buildings of Strathclyde University were extensively used for exterior shots. The entrance level of the Colville Building was used as the police station, for example, and John Street, the name given to the police station in the series, is a real location within the campus.


Episodes

Since 1983 there have been a total of 110 episodes of ''Taggart''. Early episodes were split into multiple parts and aired over three weeks while later episodes were self-contained.


International distribution

In Australia the series aired on ABC1. In 2011 ABC1 aired episodes on Friday at 8:30pm. ABC1 actually broadcast episodes 101 "IOU", 102 "Local Hero", and 103 "The Rapture" before STV did because of scheduling conflicts. 7TWO airs repeat episodes right back to the first episode. In New Zealand the series aired on Vibe (TV channel), Vibe. In Republic of Ireland, Ireland the series aired on RTÉ. In Denmark, the series aired on DR (broadcaster), DR, and it was a popular show with Danish subtitles. ''Taggart'' was first broadcast on DR2 from 2002 to 2006 as six more episodes were then aired. After the digitising of Danish television, ''Taggart'' appeared on DR1 from episodes featuring
James MacPherson James Macpherson (Gaelic: ''Seumas MacMhuirich'' or ''Seumas Mac a' Phearsain''; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poem ...
as DCI Jardine. Ever since ''Taggart'' has aired from the very first miniseries "Killer" until the episode length was cut to 45 minutes. Three-episode stories have aired one after another but have also combined into one long episode.


Analysis

Jim Taggart's homophobia was seen to be representative of the level of Prejudice, bigotry still prevalent in the British police in the 1980s, and was challenged by Peter Livingstone early in the series.


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