"Taggart Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries ""Killer"" from 6 until 20 September 1983, before a full series was commissioned that ran from 2 July 1985 until 7 November 2010. The series revolved around a group of detectives, initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set in other parts of Greater Glasgow and in other areas of Scotland. The team operated out of the fictional John Street police station."
"been released on DVD in the UK by Acorn Media UK, Delta Home Entertainment, GO Entertain and John Williams Productions. There are also Region 1 and Region 4 releases for North American and Australasian markets. Some of the DVD releases are now quite rare and deleted and there has been no Blu-ray release at present. Actors appearing on ""Taggart"" episodes over the years include: 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 Highlands. The original title card of the show used"
"""Taggart"" was one of the UK's longest-running television dramas and the longest-running police drama after the cancellation of ""The Bill"". Mark McManus, who played the title character Jim Taggart, died in 1994; however, the series continued under the same name. The series theme music is ""No Mean City"" sung by Maggie Bell. The Scottish BAFTA-winning pilot episode, ""Killer"", directed by Laurence Moody and broadcast in 1983, introduced the character Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Jim Taggart (played by Mark McManus until his death in 1994), a tough and experienced detective who had worked his way up through the ranks. His original"
"(including its series ""Crown Court"") before creating and writing his own series ""Taggart"" for STV Productions (ITV Network). Chandler created ""Taggart"" for STV's Controller of Drama, Robert Love, who wanted to set a police series in Glasgow. Chandler was inspired by true crime and real life, and even lifted the names of characters for the series from gravestones in Maryhill Cemetery in Glasgow. The series continued even after the death of the actor Mark McManus, who played the lead role of Jim Taggart, and became the longest-running police drama on British television. Chandler has continued to write for his first"
"Glenn Chandler Glenn Chandler (born 12 March 1949) is a Scottish playwright and novelist. He has written plays for theatre and radio, original screenplays for television and films, television series, and novels. His best known work is the Scottish television detective series ""Taggart"", which is broadcast around the world. Glenn Chandler was born in Edinburgh in 1949, and educated at the Royal High School in the city. He moved from Scotland to London and began writing for the Soho Poly, where his early plays were produced. He went on to write for BBC Television and Radio, and for Granada Television"
"Maigret (2016 TV series) Maigret is a British television series from ITV set in mid-1950s France. Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016, and the second on Christmas Day 2016, A second series (also of two episodes) aired in 2017. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret, who is played by Rowan Atkinson. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The episodes were mainly filmed on location in Budapest and Szentendre, Hungary, which stand in for 1950s Paris. Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, is a big fan of the books, saying, ""I have been"
"Mark McManus Mark McManus (21 February 1935 – 6 June 1994) was a Scottish actor, who also worked in England and Australia. McManus was best known for playing tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running STV television series ""Taggart"" for eleven years from (1983-1994) until his death, McManus was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 21 February 1935 and moved to Hillingdon, Uxbridge, in London when he was three years old, until he moved again at the age of sixteen to Australia, where he performed in amateur theatre groups that led him to becoming a professional actor."
"Blythe Duff Blythe Duff (born 25 November 1962) is a Scottish actress best known for her role as Jackie Reid in the ITV television series drama, ""Taggart"". Duff was born and raised in East Kilbride. Her love of acting started with youth theatre. On leaving Hunter High School she joined The Company, a youth opportunities theatre company, based at the Glasgow Arts Centre in Washington Street and spent her summers with the Scottish Youth Theatre. She entered the profession in 1983 with her first job at the Young Playwrights Festival (Scottish Youth Theatre/The Traverse). Duff's career began in the theatre,"
"completed on series 26, in December 2009, Colin McCredie was informed that he and his character would not be returning for filming of the next series. ITV plc, the company that operates the ITV franchises in England, Wales and southern Scotland, failed to announce whether it planned to show any new episodes of ""Taggart"", prompting STV to suspend production of the programme in September 2009. STV announced in November 2009 that it would produce new episodes of ""Taggart"" for broadcast in 2010, regardless of whether ITV plc decided to screen it. In February 2010 it was announced that ITV and"
"Honorary Doctorate in June 2011 from Glasgow Caledonian University for her outstanding contribution to the performing arts. ""Includes:"" ""Includes:"" Blythe Duff Blythe Duff (born 25 November 1962) is a Scottish actress best known for her role as Jackie Reid in the ITV television series drama, ""Taggart"". Duff was born and raised in East Kilbride. Her love of acting started with youth theatre. On leaving Hunter High School she joined The Company, a youth opportunities theatre company, based at the Glasgow Arts Centre in Washington Street and spent her summers with the Scottish Youth Theatre. She entered the profession in 1983"
"shortly afterwards to heart failure (cardiovascular disease). Robert Robertson (actor) Robert Robertson (3 July 1930 – 17 January 2001) was a British actor and director, born in Scotland. He was best known for playing Doctor Stephen Andrews in the television show ""Taggart"". Robertson was born in St. Andrews, Fife. His acting career started with the Manchester Repertory Theatre shortly after World War II. He moved to London appearing in a variety of roles most notably as Dr Grimwig in ""Oliver!"", Lionel Bart's acclaimed Dicken's musical, at the New Theatre. Robertson also wrote and performed his own one-man show, Your Humble"
"Haggard (TV series) Haggard is a British TV Comedy Series, which aired from 1990 to 1992. Starring Keith Barron, Reece Dinsdale, Sam Kelly and future Heartbeat Star, William Simons. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television, and based on ""Squire Haggard’s Journal"" by Michael Green, more famous for his ""The Art of Coarse..."" books. The series is set during 1777—1778, in the Georgian era, and was about the exploits of Squire Haggard, the Squire's 25-year-old son Roderick, and their servant Grunge. The show makes use of the production style known as breaking the fourth wall as Fanny"
"Jackie Reid DI Jackie Reid is a fictional character in the ITV series ""Taggart"". WPC Reid made her first appearance in the first episode ""Killer"" in 1984. Although Jackie Reid featured throughout the late 80s, her first line in the show was in ""Death Comes Softly"" (1990), when the character was promoted to a regular basis. In 1994 Jackie was promoted to Detective Sergeant, much to the dismay of Jim Taggart. She is the longest running character in the show. She is from the fictional village of Garsden in Lanarkshire. Jackie's upbringing is revealed over several series. In 2002, the"
"Gareth Morrison Gareth Morrison (born 6 December 1981) is Scottish actor, screenwriter and film producer. Morrison appears primarily in horror, thriller and dramatic movies. He is known for his role as a student-demonstrator in TV series ""Taggart"" and for playing the sniper Potrovsky in a horror movie """". Morrison was born in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. Early in his career, Morrison played a minor role in episode ""Cause to Kill"" in the TV series ""Taggart"" in 2005. Morrison again linked up with ""Taggart"" creator Glenn Chandler eight years later, playing Peter Sutcliffe in Chandler's controversial stage play, ""Killers"". More"
"storylines to comment on life in Thatcher's Britain. Unemployment was a serious social issue, especially in a dock city such as Liverpool, and O'Brien's character struggled to find work. Eventually he took a position as a painter and decorator through the recently introduced YTS scheme, the writers depicting the excitement and later despair when Grant's participation failed to lead to a full-time job to great effect. The character was then shown to develop a relationship with Debbie McGrath, played by Gillian Kearney. McGrath was an underage school girl, and the relationship caught the heart of viewers. When O'Brien decided to"
"Paradox (TV series) Paradox is a 2009 British science fiction police drama, starring Tamzin Outhwaite as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint. Written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Clerkenwell Films for the BBC, it was filmed and set in Manchester, England. Flint heads a police team played by Mark Bonnar and Chiké Okonkwo, working with a scientist played by Emun Elliott, as they attempt to prevent disasters foretold by images being sent from the future. A first series aired on BBC One and BBC HD during November and December in five hour-long episodes. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and"
"Paradox (TV series) Paradox is a 2009 British science fiction police drama, starring Tamzin Outhwaite as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint. Written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Clerkenwell Films for the BBC, it was filmed and set in Manchester, England. Flint heads a police team played by Mark Bonnar and Chiké Okonkwo, working with a scientist played by Emun Elliott, as they attempt to prevent disasters foretold by images being sent from the future. A first series aired on BBC One and BBC HD during November and December in five hour-long episodes. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and"
"its first Britain-wide broadcast when shown on ITV3 beginning in February 2011. STV, the ITV franchisee in central and northern Scotland (including the Orkney and Shetland islands), originally opted out of showing ""Downton Abbey"", choosing instead to screen a brand-new six-part series of ""Taggart"", following a long practice of opting out of networked United Kingdom-wide programming on the ITV network. This led to backlash from Scottish viewers, who were frustrated at not being able to watch the programme. Many viewers with satellite or cable television tuned into other regional stations of the ITV network, for example ITV London, with viewing"
"Beggar My Neighbour (TV series) Beggar My Neighbour is a British sitcom starring Reg Varney, Peter Jones, June Whitfield, Pat Coombs and (later) Desmond Walter-Ellis. Made in black-and-white, it was broadcast from 1966 to 1968 and was written by Ken Hoare and Mike Sharland. Rose Garvey, and her husband Gerald, live next door to her sister Lana Butt, and her husband Harry, in Larkworthy Road in Muswell Hill in North London. Gerald is an underpaid junior executive, while Harry is a well-paid fitter. The slightly snobbish Gerald makes sure that he and Rose keep up a pretence of doing well"
"Robert Robertson (actor) Robert Robertson (3 July 1930 – 17 January 2001) was a British actor and director, born in Scotland. He was best known for playing Doctor Stephen Andrews in the television show ""Taggart"". Robertson was born in St. Andrews, Fife. His acting career started with the Manchester Repertory Theatre shortly after World War II. He moved to London appearing in a variety of roles most notably as Dr Grimwig in ""Oliver!"", Lionel Bart's acclaimed Dicken's musical, at the New Theatre. Robertson also wrote and performed his own one-man show, Your Humble Sevant, at the Open Space Theatre, London."
"Haygarth). Jason portrayed Stephen throughout series 3 & 4 & part of series 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite. On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as schoolteacher, Tom Clarkson in the successful BBC One drama series, ""Waterloo Road"". On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series. Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw Tom fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil, Kyle Stack"
"decide to emigrate from Scotland to Canada on hearing of the opportunity to own land in Canada and persuade him to make the move. Emma, James' daughter, is equally dissatisfied and likes the idea as well. The series is set in the vicinity of Cambridge, Upper Canada (now Ontario) in the 1830s. This is known because of the clothing, weaponry, and the constant references to the past war against ""the Yankees"" (War of 1812). The series follows the everyday adventures of this family and their neighbors as they all try to survive and prosper on their farms against the odds"
"seemed to have been influenced by Maigret. The social criticism in Sjöwall and Wahlöö's Martin Beck detective series appears in many works of tartan noir, such as the dark novels of Denise Mina. McIlvanney's ""Laidlaw"" novel has been called the first novel of the tartan noir genre, given its combination of humanism and police procedural. While ""Laidlaw"" is critically important, and a novel that inspired many authors, the TV series ""Taggart"" established crime in a Scottish setting in the popular imagination. Glenn Chandler, creator of ""Taggart"" and writer of many of its early stories, may have been inspired by ""Laidlaw""."
"working at Lewes Old Grammar School as a drama coach. She has appeared in TV adverts for Lloyds Pharmacy Hayfever Reliever (2009) and Warner Hotels Break from Multitasking (2010). 2011 - (New Tricks) End of the Line (TV) 2007 - (Dalziel and Pascoe) - Demons on Our Shoulders (TV) Margo Gunn Margo Gunn born 8 February 1956 in Doncaster, South Riding of Yorkshire, England, is an English actress and a fully qualified teacher of drama and theatre studies. Gunn attended Doncaster Grammar School for Girls where she was head girl. She appeared in ""Taggart"" ""Cold Blood"" in 1987 as Geraldine"
"were shown numerous times. While the 1968 novel was set in an unspecified 'near future', the TV adaptation was set contemporaneously in the mid-1980s in Surrey. The Gore family acquire a second generation Citroen CX car which was marketed as being technologically advanced at the time. Matthew Gore is an intelligent boy chosen by a mysterious extraterrestrial visitor to be a source of information about life on Earth. As his schoolwork and artistic talent improve dramatically he arouses the suspicion of powerful groups who wish to tap into the amazing fund of knowledge to which he is now party. A"
"Matter of Life and Death"". The story concerns three young people: British Army Sergeant Peter Gibbs (Dennis Price), U.S. Army Sergeant Bob Johnson (played by real-life Sergeant John Sweet), and a ""Land Girl"", Miss Alison Smith (Sheila Sim). The group arrive at the railway station in the fictitious small Kent town of Chillingbourne (filmed in Chilham, Fordwich, Wickhambreaux and other villages in the area), near Canterbury, late on Friday night, 27 August 1943. Peter has been stationed at a nearby Army camp, Alison is due to start working on a farm in the area, and Bob left the train by"
"Target (UK TV series) Target was a police drama series, which ran from 1977–78, on BBC1. The series was the BBC's response to ITV's successful series, ""The Sweeney"", but received criticism for its levels of violence and lasted for just two seasons. ""Target"" was set in Southampton, as the 13th Regional Crime Squad. The series was originally developed under the title ""Hackett"", by producer Graham Williams but he was asked to swap roles with the outgoing producer of ""Doctor Who"", Philip Hinchcliffe, who retitled the show ""Target"". It starred Patrick Mower as Det. Supt. Steve Hackett, Brendan Price as Det."
"James MacPherson (actor) James MacPherson (born 18 March 1960) is a British actor, best known for his role as Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jardine in the STV drama, ""Taggart"". MacPherson was raised in South Lanarkshire. He left Hamilton Grammar School at 17 and got a job as a laboratory technician at the Institute of Neurosciences at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. Part of his job was to collect brain samples for experimentation. MacPherson worked in the lab for five years and met his future wife Jacqueline while he was there. MacPherson went for an interview to be a police"
"even though they are not. Meanwhile, the Butt's relative wealth encourages Lana to put on airs and graces, although Harry remains down to earth. Only seven episodes of the original run of 23 have survived: episode two from the first series and all six episodes from series two. Beggar My Neighbour (TV series) Beggar My Neighbour is a British sitcom starring Reg Varney, Peter Jones, June Whitfield, Pat Coombs and (later) Desmond Walter-Ellis. Made in black-and-white, it was broadcast from 1966 to 1968 and was written by Ken Hoare and Mike Sharland. Rose Garvey, and her husband Gerald, live next"
"Great Night Out Great Night Out is an upbeat British comedy-drama based in Stockport, North-West England that aired on ITV in early 2013. The series follows the misadventures of four thirty-something former school friends from Stockport, Matthew 'Beggsy' Begg (William Ash), Paddy 'Hodge' Hodgkinson (Lee Boardman), Glyn Thwaite (Craig Parkinson), and Darren 'Daz' Taylor (Stephen Walters). All four love football and are lifelong fans of Stockport County. Hodge has been married for five years prior to the first episode, whilst Daz is in a long-term relationship. Glyn and Beggsy both get girlfriends as the series progresses. They frequent their local"
"Jim Taggart ""See also: James Taggart (disambiguation)"" Detective Chief Inspector James Taggart was the main character in ""Taggart"" from 1983 to 1995. He was played by Mark McManus until his death in June 1994, with the last episode featuring Taggart being broadcast in January 1995. A tough, no-nonsense policeman of the old school, Taggart has little time for subtlety, sensitivity or many of the more modern aspects of police work that his junior colleagues place faith in. His focus is always on solving the crime, using traditional police methods of evidence and proof. He had worked his way up from"
"with each chapter generally containing a short story within the ongoing narrative of Herriot's life. This format greatly facilitated their adaptation for a television series. The series had two runs: the original (1978 to 1980, based directly on Herriot's books) was for three series; the second (1988 to 1990, filmed with original scripts) for four. A total of ninety episodes were broadcast. Set in the Yorkshire Dales, beginning in the mid-1930s, it stars Christopher Timothy as Herriot, Robert Hardy as Siegfried Farnon, the proprietor of the Skeldale House surgery, and Peter Davison as Siegfried's ""little brother"", Tristan. Herriot's wife, Helen,"
"the south coast of England. The exterior scenes were mostly filmed in and around the Stanford Training Area [STANTA], near Thetford, Norfolk. Walmington, and its Home Guard platoon, would be on the front line in the event of a German invasion across the English Channel. The first series has a loose narrative thread, with Captain Mainwaring's platoon being formed and equipped, initially with wooden guns and LDV armbands and later on with full army uniforms; the platoon is part of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. The first episode, ""The Man and the Hour"", begins with a scene set"