A Fistful of Chips (7 Oct. 1999)

The apparently motiveless murder of a woman leads the team to a microchip factory.

Director:

Alan Macmillan

Writers:

Glenn Chandler (creator), Mark Greig

Stars:

James MacPherson, Blythe Duff, John Michie

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James MacPherson	...	DCI Michael Jardine
Blythe Duff	...	DS Jackie Reid
John Michie	...	DI Robbie Ross
Colin McCredie	...	DC Stuart Fraser
Robert Robertson	...	Dr. Stephen Andrews
Caroline Langrishe	...	Helen Drummond
Darren Tighe	...	Bob Ramsey
Ralph Bolland	...	Paul Kennedy
Brian Capron	...	Andrew Donaldson
John Straiton	...	Billy Whizz Neary
Niall Greig Fulton	...	Malkie Pollock
William McBain	...	Texie Wray (as William MacBain)
Annabel Reid	...	Esther Kennedy
Riz Abbasi	...	Chisholm
Fiona Bell	...	Francesca

Storyline

The apparently motiveless murder of a woman leads the team to a microchip factory.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1999 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Taggart and the computer geeks.

Esther Kennedy's body falls from an overpass and lands on the roof of her boyfriend's car. The autopsy reveals that she died from a blow to the head and was dead before she fell.

The investigation leads the team to a computer chip company where staff are behaving very strangely. Not the least being Paul Kennedy, the victim's husband.

Meanwhile Texie Wray, a lorry driver, has organized with some petty criminals to hijack his load. When he reports the theft the company instructs him not to contact the police. When his two accomplices are brutally murdered he goes into hiding.

During the investigation DI Robbie Ross is implicated and it appears he is on the take.

This episode has a lukewarm plot. However, some excellent acting, particularly from Caroline Langrishe, saves the day.