Taggart
TV & Cartoons
1983
Premiere September 6, 1983
Runtime 90 min
Genres Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Seasons 28
Episodes 122
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Overview
In the early eighties, Robert Love, Controller of Drama at Scottish Television, and Glenn Chandler, pathologist turned writer, created a Glaswegian police detective named Jim Taggart. A creation which resulted in a world-wide successful television drama that has lasted for over twenty years. With over eighty episodes currently in the can the series, which follows the exploits of Maryhill CID, continues to win over viewers old and new despite major changes in the cast which caused most in the business to write it off. Since the pilot episode "Killer", the only instalment to not carry the trade mark name, to the most recently aired episode, the show has presented more grizzly murders and plot twists than even the most ardent of fans can remember. Its film noir quality along with the stunning setting of Glasgow, the second city of the empire, that helps it remain a success even after...
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Network ITV1
Network STV (UK)
Episode 1 Mark McManus: The Taggart Years May 18, 1995
Episode 2 There's Been a Murder Apr 6, 2006
Episode 3 There's Been Another Murder May 8, 2011
Episode 4 30 Years Of Taggart Sep 6, 2013
Episode 1 Killer Sep 6, 1983
Episode 2 Dead Ringer Jul 2, 1985
Episode 3 Murder in Season Jul 23, 1985
Episode 1 Knife Edge Feb 24, 1986
Episode 2 Death Call Sep 2, 1986
Episode 1 The Killing Philosophy Apr 15, 1987
Episode 2 Funeral Rites Sep 9, 1987
Episode 3 Cold Blood Dec 31, 1987
Episode 1 Dead Giveaway Sep 7, 1988
Episode 2 Root of Evil Sep 28, 1988
Episode 3 Double Jeopardy Dec 30, 1988
Episode 1 Flesh and Blood Sep 5, 1989
Episode 2 Love Knot Jan 1, 1990
Episode 3 Hostile Witness Mar 1, 1990
Episode 1 Evil Eye Sep 4, 1990
Episode 2 Death Comes Softly Dec 3, 1990
Episode 3 Rogues' Gallery Dec 31, 1990
Episode 1 Violent Delights Jan 1, 1992
Episode 2 Nest of Vipers Jan 9, 1992
Episode 3 Double Exposure Jan 30, 1992
Episode 1 The Hit Man Sep 17, 1992
Episode 2 Ring of Deceit Oct 8, 1992
Episode 3 Fatal Inheritance Jan 1, 1993
Episode 1 Death Benefits Feb 16, 1993
Episode 2 Gingerbread Apr 20, 1993
Episode 3 Death Without Dishonour May 11, 1993
Episode 1 Instrument of Justice Sep 30, 1993
Episode 2 Forbidden Fruit Jan 1, 1994
Episode 3 Secrets Oct 6, 1994
Episode 1 Hellfire Oct 27, 1994
Episode 2 Prayer for the Dying Jan 11, 1995
Episode 3 Black Orchid Feb 25, 1995
Episode 1 Legends Nov 2, 1995
Episode 2 Devil's Advocate Jan 4, 1996
Episode 3 Angel Eyes Mar 21, 1996
Episode 1 Dead Mans Chest Sep 19, 1996
Episode 2 Apocalypse Jan 16, 1997
Episode 3 Babushka Sep 4, 1997
Episode 1 Beserker Jan 1, 1998
Episode 2 Out of Bounds Mar 1, 1998
Episode 3 Dead Reckoning Jul 15, 1998
Episode 1 A Few Bad Men Oct 18, 1998
Episode 2 Long Time Dead Nov 1, 1998
Episode 1 Bloodlines Jan 16, 1999
Episode 2 A Fistful of Chips Sep 7, 1999
Episode 3 Fearful Lightning Oct 21, 1999
Episode 4 For Their Sins Nov 21, 1999
Episode 1 Ghost Rider Feb 16, 2000
Episode 2 Skin Deep Sep 14, 2000
Episode 3 Wavelength Sep 21, 2000
Episode 4 Football Crazy Dec 1, 2000
Episode 5 Falling in Love Jan 10, 2001
Episode 1 Death Trap Jan 4, 2002
Episode 2 Fire, Burn Jan 11, 2002
Episode 3 Watertight Jul 8, 2002
Episode 4 The Friday Event Jul 15, 2002
Episode 1 Hard Man Dec 14, 2002
Episode 2 Fade to Black Dec 21, 2002
Episode 3 Blood Money Dec 28, 2002
Episode 4 New Life Jan 4, 2003
Episode 5 Bad Blood Jan 11, 2003
Episode 6 Halfway House Jan 18, 2003
Episode 7 An Eye for an Eye Jan 25, 2003
Episode 1 Penthouse and Pavement Oct 7, 2003
Episode 2 Atonement Dec 3, 2003
Episode 3 Compensation Apr 30, 2004
Episode 4 Saints and Sinners Dec 30, 2004
Episode 5 Puppet on a String Jan 6, 2005
Episode 6 The Wages of Sin Jan 13, 2005
Episode 1 The Ties That Bind Jan 20, 2005
Episode 2 In Camera Jan 27, 2005
Episode 3 Mind Over Matter Feb 3, 2005
Episode 4 Cause and Effect Sep 16, 2005
Episode 5 A Taste of Money Sep 23, 2005
Episode 6 A Death Foretold Sep 30, 2005
Episode 1 Running Out of Time Nov 4, 2005
Episode 2 Cause to Kill Nov 11, 2005
Episode 3 Do or Die Dec 9, 2005
Episode 4 Dead Man Walking Dec 16, 2005
Episode 5 Law Mar 22, 2006
Episode 6 The Best and the Brightest Mar 29, 2006
Episode 7 Dead Man Walking Dec 16, 2005
Episode 8 Law Mar 22, 2006
Episode 9 The Best and the Brightest Mar 29, 2006
Episode 1 Users and Losers Jan 3, 2007
Episode 2 The Thirteenth Step Jan 17, 2007
Episode 3 Tenement Apr 30, 2007
Episode 4 Pinnacle Jul 4, 2007
Episode 1 Genesis Jan 8, 2008
Episode 2 Judgement Day Jan 15, 2008
Episode 3 Island Feb 27, 2008
Episode 4 Trust Apr 21, 2008
Episode 5 A Study in Murder May 1, 2008
Episode 6 Point of Light Jun 5, 2008
Episode 7 Safer Nov 3, 2008
Episode 8 The Caring Game Nov 14, 2008
Episode 9 Homesick Dec 8, 2008
Episode 10 Crossing the Line Dec 15, 2008
Episode 11 Lifeline Dec 30, 2008
Episode 1 Safer Nov 3, 2008
Episode 2 The Caring Game Nov 14, 2008
Episode 3 Homesick Dec 8, 2008
Episode 4 Crossing the Line Dec 15, 2008
Episode 5 Lifeline Dec 30, 2008
Episode 1 Cold Reader Feb 20, 2009
Episode 2 Grass Apr 30, 2009
Episode 3 The Knife Trick May 7, 2009
Episode 4 So Long Baby Jul 19, 2009
Episode 5 Fact and Fiction Dec 24, 2009
Episode 1 IOU Jul 18, 2010
Episode 2 Local Hero Jul 25, 2010
Episode 3 The Rapture Aug 1, 2010
Episode 4 Bad Medicine Oct 3, 2010
Episode 5 Abuse of Trust Oct 10, 2010
Episode 6 Silent Truth Oct 17, 2010
Episode 7 Fallen Angels Oct 24, 2010
Episode 8 Bloodsport Oct 31, 2010
Episode 9 The Ends of Justice Nov 7, 2010
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