"Taggart" (1983) TV series 1983-????

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creator:

Glenn Chandler

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

6 September 1983 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Sergeant | Investigation | Detective Sergeant | Scottish

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Blythe Duff	...	DS Jackie Reid / ... (85 episodes, 1990-2009)
Colin McCredie	...	DC Stuart Fraser / ... (70 episodes, 1994-2009)
John Michie	...	DI Robbie Ross / ... (60 episodes, 1990-2009)
Robert Robertson	...	Dr. Stephen Andrews / ... (52 episodes, 1983-2001)
Alex Norton	...	DCI Matt Burke / ... (49 episodes, 1986-2009)
James MacPherson	...	DCI Mike Jardine / ... (48 episodes, 1987-2002)
Iain Anders	...	Supt. Jack McVitie / ... (39 episodes, 1985-1998)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Glasgow College of Food Technology - 230 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company:

Scottish Television Enterprises

Trivia:

The programme is named after the lead character DCI Jim Taggart, played by Mark McManus. When McManus died in 1994 the series continued without him, or the character.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
DCI Jim Taggart: There's been a Murder.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Peep Show: Jeremy's Mummy (#5.4)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Why Does It Always Rain On Me

Still called Taggart but is there an alternative

Yes, it's still called Taggart even though the man has been dead for more than 11 years. Jim Taggart was a grumpy old fashioned detective who got the job done but not until the mortuary was full !. His successors have fared no better. I loved the fact that his boss Detective Chief Superintendent McVitie was know as ' The Biscuit' Taggart was replaced by his protégé Michael Jardine who was nothing like a Detective I have ever seen. The present incumbent, Matt Burke is more in the Jim Taggart mode. For the past 15 years the female lead has been Blythe Duff. More recent additions have been DI Robbie Ross and DC Stuart Fraser. This makes one officer for each rank, more sheriffs than cowboys really. None the less, a great Police drama.