Taggart (1983– )

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

Creator:

Glenn Chandler

Stars:

Blythe Duff, Colin McCredie, John Michie

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Blythe Duff	...	DS Jackie Reid (95 episodes, 1990-2010)
Colin McCredie	...	DC Stuart Fraser (75 episodes, 1994-2010)
John Michie	...	DI Robbie Ross (70 episodes, 1990-2010)
Alex Norton	...	DCI Matt Burke (59 episodes, 1986-2010)
Robert Robertson	...	Dr. Stephen Andrews (52 episodes, 1983-2001)
James MacPherson	...	DCI Mike Jardine (48 episodes, 1987-2002)
Iain Anders	...	Supt. Jack McVitie (40 episodes, 1985-1998)

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

murder | detective chief inspector | forensic science | police | detective sergeant | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

SMG tv productions

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1983 (UK)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

SMG Productions, STV Productions, Scottish Television (STV)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Followed by Taggart: A Few Bad Men (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Why Does It Always Rain On Me"
Performed by Travis

User Reviews

Greatest English'', crime-television show ever.

Scottish detective television programmer, created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes), and made by SMG Productions (STV) for the ITV network. Taggart is a Glaswegian detective television programmer, originally set and filmed in the area of Maryhill police station in Glasgow, Scotland, but is internationally famous and is now translated into many languages including Dutch, French and Japanese. The series revolves around a group of detectives in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police. It is the world's longest continually running police drama,[1] although "Woodentop", the one-off drama that later served as a the pilot for another ITV police drama, The Bill, aired one month before the first episode of Taggart.

The Scottish English and Glasgow Patter used by the characters in the show has been the subject of a number of skits. The 1980's BBC Scotland comedy series Naked Video regularly featured a series of 'Taggart' sketches in which Tony Roper portrayed Mark McManus/Jim Taggart complete with his "There's been a murder!" catchphrase pronounced with an extremely thick Glaswegian accent rolling the 'r' in murder. There is also a Tennents lager advert where CG-animated pints of Tennents play Taggart characters. "There's been a murder!" was commonly used to stereotype the show - especially in the Mark McManus era.