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TaggartThis article is about TV series. For information about fictional character, see Flynn Taggart. Taggart is a long-running British TV detective drama series, created by Glenn Chandler, who also wrote many of the episodes. Set in Glasgow, it revolves around a group of detectives in Maryhill CID. The pilot episode, "Killer", broadcast in 1983, introduced the character of Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart (played by Mark McManus), a tough and experienced detective who had worked his way up through the ranks. His original sidekick was DS Peter Livingstone (Neil Duncan), who represented the new breed of young graduates entering the police force. In 1987 Livingstone was replaced by Mike Jardine (James MacPherson), and a female sidekick, Jackie Reid (Blythe Duff) was added in 1989. Jardine became the central character on McManus' death in 1994. Much was made of the platonic relationship between Jardine and Reid, with the two being shown to share a brother/sister-like bond. When MacPherson left the series in 2002, his character was killed off, and replaced with DCI Matt Burke (Alex Norton), though by this time the series had become more of an ensemble piece, following the addition of Colin McCredie as DC Stuart Fraser in 1994 and John Michie as DI Robbie Ross in 1998. Alex Norton's Matt Burke character has gained widespread critical acclaim, many believing him to be the first credible successor to McManus's original Taggart character. The Scottish accents used by the characters in the show have been the subject of a number of skits, including a long running Tennants ad where CG animated pints of Tennants played Taggart charaters. A common one-line parody of the entire show is the word murder pronounced with an extremely thick Glasgow accent.
Famous Taggart Dialogue (From the Episode Cold Blood (1987)) Taggart: "Yer brains'll be oan the pavement unless ye help us!!!" (Taggart dealing with jovial remarks made by a hot dog seller who is reluctant to co-operate) (From the episode Violent Delights (1990)) Taggart: "Oh my goad (God)........wimmen polis!!!" (shortly after DCI Reid has mistakenly boarded a London-bound train and ended up in the middle of nowhere)
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