Taggart: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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...

Series details

• Title: Taggart
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1983-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 6792
• IMDb ID: tt0088621
• TVDB ID: 71545

Cast and credited roles

• Blythe Duff — DS Jackie Reid
• Colin McCredie — DC Stuart Fraser
• John Michie — DI Robbie Ross
• Alex Norton — DCI Matt Burke
• James MacPherson — DCI Mike Jardine
• Robert Robertson — Dr. Stephen Andrews
• Iain Anders — Supt. Jack McVitie
• Mark McManus — Jim Taggart

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-09-06; final listed air date 1985-07-23.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-02-24; final listed air date 1986-09-02.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-04-15; final listed air date 1987-12-31.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-09-07; final listed air date 1988-12-30.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-09-05; final listed air date 1990-03-01.
• Season 6: premiered 1990-09-04; final listed air date 1990-12-31.
• Season 7: premiered 1992-01-01; final listed air date 1992-01-30.
• Season 8: premiered 1992-09-17; final listed air date 1993-01-01.
• Season 9: premiered 1993-02-16; final listed air date 1993-05-11.
• Season 10: premiered 1993-09-30; final listed air date 1994-10-06.
• Season 11: premiered 1994-10-27; final listed air date 1995-02-25.
• Season 12: premiered 1995-11-02; final listed air date 1996-03-21.
• Season 13: premiered 1996-09-19; final listed air date 1997-09-04.
• Season 14: premiered 1998-01-01; final listed air date 1998-07-15.
• Season 15: premiered 1998-10-18; final listed air date 1998-11-01.
• Season 16: premiered 1999-01-16; final listed air date 1999-11-21.
• Season 17: premiered 2000-02-16; final listed air date 2001-01-10.
• Season 18: premiered 2002-01-04; final listed air date 2002-07-15.
• Season 19: premiered 2002-12-14; final listed air date 2003-01-25.
• Season 20: premiered 2003-10-07; final listed air date 2005-01-13.
• Season 21: premiered 2005-01-20; final listed air date 2005-09-30.
• Season 22: premiered 2005-11-04; final listed air date 2006-03-29.
• Season 23: premiered 2007-01-03; final listed air date 2007-07-04.
• Season 24: premiered 2008-01-08; final listed air date 2008-06-05.
• Season 25: premiered 2008-11-03; final listed air date 2008-12-30.
• Season 26: premiered 2009-02-20; final listed air date 2009-12-24.
• Season 27: premiered 2010-07-18; final listed air date 2010-11-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Taggart on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.