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TV series

Taggart

1983TV-1427 seasons6.4 / 10

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.

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Synopsis

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.

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Episode 1

Knife Edge

Taggart and Livingston investigate after the discovery of a woman's severed leg. However as the body parts build up Taggart finds himself no closer to the cases solution. The investigation leads them to a butcher George Bryce who Taggart and Livingston are convinced is the killer. When he turns up dead, killed with the same gun that the dismembered corpse it appears to be another dead end. However with a little further digging links start appearing and Taggart realises he's closer to cracking the case than he thought.

Episode credits

Directed by Haldane DuncanGuest stars Alastair Duncan, Iain Glen, Christian Rodska, Claire Nielson, Dave Anderson, Monica Brady, Siobhan Redmond

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Episode 2

Death Call

1.0 / 10finale

Taggart and his partner Peter Livingstone are called in to investigate the macabre killing of the wife of a wealthy landowner whose body is found strangled and weighed down with luggage in a reservoir. The husband was last seen preparing to go to Switzerland with a large sum of money in a holdall.

Episode credits

Directed by Haldane DuncanGuest stars Eileen McCallum, James McKenna, Jill Meager, Jack McKenzie, Alastair Duncan, Anne Kristen, Alan Cumming, Julie Graham

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Taggart

Cast

Mark McManusDCI Jim Taggart
James MacPhersonDCI Mike Jardine
Blythe DuffDS Jackie Reid
Alex NortonDCI Matt Burke
Colin McCredieDC Stuart Fraser
John MichieDI Robbie Ross
Robert RobertsonDr. Stephen Andrews
Harriet BuchanJean Taggart

Credits

Created by
Glenn Chandler
Written by
Phil Ford

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
114
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom
  • Scottish Television EnterprisesUnited Kingdom
  • Scottish Television (STV)United Kingdom
  • SMG Productions
  • STV StudiosUnited Kingdom

Themes

murderpolicepolice detectivescotland