Taggart

Welcome to the Taggart guide at TV.com.

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 creationthat resulted in a world-wide successful television drama that lasted for twenty-seven years. Over the course of 110storiesthe series, which followed the exploits of Maryhill CID, continued to win over viewers old and new despite major changes in the cast which caused most in the business to write it off. Fromthe pilot broadcast, "Killer", to the finalepisode, the showpresented 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,helped it remain a success even after all the death of the titular character. The excellent cast, both past and present, have provided characters thathave become much loved and remain in the hearts of fans even after their departure. This guide is dedicated to the memories of Mark McManus, Iain Anders, Robert Robertson and Tom Watson.

Taggart was made by Scottish Television (later Scottish Media Group)Productions and broadcast on the ITV network acrossthe UK. In 2010, with ITV assessing their output due to financial issues, the showwas at risk of being cancelled. The broadcastersagreed a co-production arrangement for the next series, which was broadcast first on STV, and later aired inthe rest of the UK on ITV1. However, despite the new format and the series' continuing popularity in Scotland,viewing figures across the rest of the UK were disappointing and ITVannounced in May 2011 that it had decided not to commission any further series.