Company lawyer Richard Flett is found dead in his office car park after a night out. Flett has been shot through the head with a Ruger shotgun which has been abandoned at the scene of crime.
The longest running police drama on TV marks its' 20th anniversary in September 2003 with this box set release. Episode titles: Skin Deep Wavelength Football Crazy Falling In Love.
The City Of Glasgow backdrop with its characteristic dry wit combined with the menacing nature of the cases make Taggart unique in style and it is now the longest running detective drama on UK television. Episodes Comprise: Penthouse & Pavement Saints & Sinners Atonement An Eye For An Eye Puppet On A String Compensation.
When Billy McCree is found dead in his workshop with his severed hand by his side recently-released prisoner Jim Naysmith is the prime suspect for his murder - as the dead man's testimony had put Naysmith behind bars twenty years before. While Burke and Reid investigate another member of Naysmith's gang Ross is flattered when law student Mary Cullen asks to shadow him but Gemma becomes suspicious of Mary's motives.
When the body of student Ryan Petrie is discovered in a west-end alley by binmen initial indications point to a drug deal gone wrong. Ryan has been stabbed in the kidneys and evidence of a cocaine stash is found on his body. His mother Yvonne and flatmates Tariq and Sean seem genuinely shocked to hear of the murder - but Ross suspects that Sean is hiding something. A bloodstained leaflet at the crime scene is traced back to the church where Father Michael Gow is parish priest. Father Gow denies all knowledge of the victim but admits that a stranger came to his confessional the night before asking what the penance was for murder. Elsewhere in the city Fiona Marshall is discovered dead in her office. The pool of blood surrounding her indicates the same MO as the first murder. Someone wanted the pair dead but what is the reason for the killings? As events unfold Reid becomes more and more convinced that the answer lies with Father Gow.
In the aftermath of a frenzied stabbing of a Kurdish minicab driver DCI Burke finds himself working alongside DS Hannah Fairchild an officer on a fast track scheme who is an expert in race-hate crimes and is ambitious to boot. DS Reid DI Ross and DC Fraser take to her at once. However Burke and Fairchild quickly rub each other up the wrong way. Meanwhile Ross is warned that war is imminent and Burke has to stop it before he can solve the crime otherwise Glasgow will be littered with bodies.
Reid and the team leave their urban patch and head for the countryside to investigate a farmer's suspicious death in a blaze - but instead of discovering a rural idyll they find themselves in the middle of a private war between assorted bucolic types. DCI Burke's private life comes to the fore as inquiries proceed and a second fire gives the case an added urgency.
A female doctor working at a women's health clinic is badly injured in a shotgun blast intended for a colleague so Burke arranges protection for the intended victim - only for the killer to finish the job he started on the first medic as she recovers in hospital. The team waste no time in pointing the finger of blame at an anti-abortion group who have been targeting the centre but they believe in the sanctity of life - so why would they commit murder?
When an attractive young trophy wife from the Clydeside sailing fraternity is found dead in her home it sparks suspicion and intrigue around an affluent marina. Her husband initially seems to be the prime suspect but when two more bodies turn up he can provide alibis. It becomes clear that behind the club blazers and the yardarms more than one sailing enthusiast may have blood on their hands.
James McPherson is DCI Mike Jardine in this series of six thrilling Taggart murder mysteries. Packed full of twists and turns Jardine and his team's investigations lead them across a Glasgow landscape in an inevitable race against time. Set Comprises: Legends Angel Eyes Dead Mans Chest A Few Bad Men Long Time Dead Bloodlines
Episodes Comprise: Double Exposure The Hitman Death Without Dishonour Secrets
When the body of 21-year-old medical student Amy Penn is found by children in a park the Taggart team prepare themselves for a difficult investigation. Heavy rain has destroyed any evidence of her killer but strangely her body has been sculpted in death into a childlike pose with her thumb in her mouth. Initial enquiries uncover few leads. Amy was a hard-working friendly girl with no apparent enemies. Ross however fails to be convinced by her friend Donny Whyte. The discovery of another body on a ferry slipway puts a different perspective on the case. Neil Jones was a recovering alcoholic found nursing a half-empty bottle. At a first glance his death seems accidental but both bodies share almost identical neck wounds. Burke has to face the grim prospect of hunting for a serial killer. The connection between the victims proves strangely elusive until an unexpected twist leads the team to a therapy centre in the West End. Eager to crack the case Jackie Reid volunteers to go undercover as a patient - and against his better judgement Burke agrees. However Jackie hadn't banked on being forced to revisit painful memories from her own past. With the body count rising the race is on to find the killer. But is Jackie in too deep?
Taggart is the longest running police drama on TV and has become a national institution. These next six feature length editions which carry the series into the Millenium feature the Taggart investigative team of DI Mike Jardine DS Jackie Reid DI Robbie Ross and DC Stuart Fraser. Episodes Comprise: 1. For Their Sins 2. A Fistful Of Chips 3. Fearful Lightning 4. Ghost Rider 5. Skin Deep 6. Wavelength
Blood MoneyBoxing promoter Bobby Walker is found strangled with the takings from the previous night's fight stuffed into his mouth. DCI Burke isn't short of suspects but when the ringside doctor suffers the same fate the investigation takes an unexpected twist.New LifeAn acclaimed professor is murdered as he is about to announce a major pharmaceutical breakthrough. DCI Burke's inquiries centre on the leader of an anti-research protest group but take on a new slant when the scientist's own colleagues are implicated.Bad BloodA Kurdish cab driver is stabbed to death in what seems to be a racially motivated murder. However as the investigation deepens DCI Burke and his team find themselves in a race against time to prevent a full scale Glasgow gang war.The city of Glasgow backdrop with its characteristic dry wit combined with the menacing nature of the cases make Taggart unique in style and it is now the longest running detective drama on UK television.
2008 is the 25th anniversary of Taggart Britain's longest running TV drama. Taggart Through The Years is a unique six DVD collection which features a series of pivotal episodes from the show's history. Mark McManus played the original character DCI Jim Taggart the taciturn Glasgow detective to be succeeded in the lead role after his untimely death by James McPherson as DI Jardine. The McManus and McPherson eras saw the introduction of the core Taggart team which included Blythe Duff as Jackie Reid Colin McCredie as Stuart Fraser and John Michie as Robbie Ross. Alex Norton inherited the Taggart legacy in 2002 as DCI Matt Burke and the team carried the torch through a new series of thrilling murder mysteries packed full of twists and turns and set against a Glasgow backdrop in the inevitable race against time. Episodes Comprise: Knife Edge (1986): Featuring the original Taggart team. Severed limbs are found around the city. It seems a killer is disposing of their victim piece by piece. Alex Norton appears - as a suspect! Death Comes Softly (1980): Featuring Jim Taggart and Michael Jardine. One of the most popular episodes in which WPC Jackie Reid makes her first appearance in the series. Angel Eyes (1996): An episode which deals with prejudice towards the gay community. DI Jardine must put aside his own feelings to hunt the killer and DC Fraser must confide in his colleagues. A Few Bad Men (1998): A horse racing scam and the murder of a soldier at a Glasgow barracks trigger dual investigations. And a new face joins the team - DI Robbie Ross. Penthouse And Pavement (2003): A famous novelist comes a cropper during a dalliance with a prostitute. Featuring Lesley Harcourt's first appearance as forensic officer Gemma Kerr. Pinnacle (2007): One of the most recent episodes. A charismatic businesswoman is found murdered and Jackie's sympathy for the main suspect threatens the entire case.
A taxi driver is found dead in his cab outside the premises of a jeweller - who denies all knowledge of him. The investigation uncovers a trail which leads to a local big-league criminal a cache of diamonds another murder and a politician running for the Scottish Parliament who is being funded by drug money.
CompensationWhen local farmers in the village of Fenmore are killed in a series of arson attacks a land development company falls under suspicion. But the investigation leads DCI Burke's team to uncover something even more sinister.Saints and SinnersCompany lawyer Richard Flett is found murdered and the trail leads to the door of the Elysium Building Company. But when Flett's business partner is also murdered the team redoubles its effort to crack the case before the killer strikes again.Puppet on a StringDr Finn is accused of attacking his colleague Dr Mellor with a drug-filled syringe. Finn however has a cast iron alibi. Mellor is later found dead and the team's skills are pushed to the limit when a macabre discovery sends the investigation in a different direction.The city of Glasgow backdrop with its characteristic dry wit combined with the menacing nature of the cases make Taggart unique in style and it is now the longest running detective drama on UK television.
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