| Mark McManus | ... | DCI Jim Taggart | |
| Alastair Duncan | ... | DS Peter Livingstone (as Neil Duncan) | |
| Harriet Buchan | ... | Jean Taggart | |
| Robert Robertson | ... | Dr. Stephen Andrews | |
| Tom Watson | ... | Supt. Murray | |
| Iain Anders | ... | Supt. Jack McVitie | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ron Bain | ... | Laurie Johnson | |
| Maureen Beattie | ... | June Balfour | |
| Gavin Brown | ... | Sgt. Blackman | |
| John Carlin | ... | George Cunningham | |
| Jake D'Arcy | ... | Ronnie McIsaac | |
| J.D. Devlin | ... | Bill Lynch | |
| Anne Downie | ... | Mrs. Cochrane | |
| Ken Drury | ... | Det. Constable Sinclair | |
| Jackie Farrell | ... | Norman Burt | |
| Bill Leadbitter | ... | Alan Tulloch | |
| Valerie Lush | ... | Mrs. Robertson | |
| John McGlynn | ... | Mike Balfour | |
| Alexander Morton | ... | David Balfour | |
| Joe Mullaney | ... | Dougie Turnball | |
| Anne Myatt | ... | Sheila Burt | |
| Colette O'Neil | ... | Josephine Pebbles | |
| Annie Louise Ross | ... | Dr. Burns (as Anne-Louise Ross) | |
| Mike Travis | ... | Jack | |
| Steven Whinnery | ... | Tom | |
| Episode Crew |
Directed by | |||
| Laurence Moody | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Glenn Chandler | (creator) | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Glenn Chandler | creator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Carron Munro | .... | unit driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Claire Armspach | .... | script editor | |
| Marie Cassidy | .... | forensic consultant (1983-1990) | |
| Main series | Episode guide | Full cast and crew |
| IMDb TV section | IMDb Crime section |
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 baby is kidnapped from a multi-story car park and a ransom note demanding 50,000 pounds is sent to the parents.
Inspector Taggart and Peter Livingstone soon discover that the two investigations may be linked.
This is the second episode of the Taggart series and introduces the music that became familiar to us for the next 2 decades! As usual the story line is complex and original and will keep you guessing right to the end. Mark McManus is Taggart and fans of the series will enjoy his extra dry wit and understated acting.