The Scottish BAFTA-winning pilot episode "Killer", directed by Laurence Moody and broadcast in 1983, introduced the character Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart (played by See more

The format of the show changed over the years. Originally the show ran with three one-hour episodes to each story. This was later changed starting with the last transmitted story in 1998 to a regular pattern of two-hour stand-alone stories and beginning in … See more

The show was primarily shot in and around Glasgow and its metropolitan area, but the show occasionally ventured further, for example to Loch Lomond, Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands.
The original title card of the show used a panoramic shot of … See more

In Australia the series aired on ABC1. In 2011 ABC1 aired episodes on Friday at 8:30pm. ABC1 actually broadcast episodes 101 "IOU", 102 "Local Hero", and 103 "The Rapture" before STV did because of scheduling conflicts. 7TWO airs repeat episodes … See more

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• Mark McManus as DCI Jim Taggart (1983–1995)
• Neil Duncan as DS Peter Livingstone (1983–1987, 1994) See more

Actors appearing on Taggart episodes over the years include:
• Dave Anderson (Episodes: Knife-Edge, Instruments of Justice, Ghost Rider & Compensation)
• Lucy Akhurst
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The series began with a miniseries pilot, titled "Killer", followed by 109 episodes of Taggart. Early episodes were split into multiple parts and aired over three weeks while later episodes were self-contained. See more