Glenn Chandler
Director
Taggart (1983)
Series 1
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.
Released Sept. 6, 1983
Episode 61 min
14+
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Production Companies: Scottish Television Enterprises, Scottish Television (STV), SMG Productions, STV Productions
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
Sept. 6, 1983, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
July 2, 1985, midnight
S1E3 - 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?
July 23, 1985, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 61 min.
Season Runtime: 6954 min.
Released: Sept. 6, 1983
Last Air Date: Feb. 22, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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