Episode Guide
| Killer Detective Jim Taggart heads a major police investigation to find a murderer in Glasgow. The bodies of young women are turning up strangled, in the city. With the help of graduate policeman, Peter Livingstone, they break all the rules to hunt the killer before he strikes again. |
| Dead Ringer Detective Jim Taggart and graduate policeman Peter Livingstone work together when the skeletal remains of a dismembered body are discovered beneath the floorboards of a house in Glasgow. At the same time a £50,000 ransom note is received after a nine month old toddler is kidnapped from a multi-storey car park |
| Murder In Season When she returns to her home town of Glasgow to sing with the Scottish Opera, Eleanor Samson hopes to bring about a reconciliation with her estranged husband, John. She is bitterly disappointed to discover that John has a new woman in his life, Kirsty King. When Kirsty's body is discovered in the burnt out shell of John's boat, Detective Peter Livingstone is convinced that Eleanor is the murderer but Taggart is not so sure |
| Knife Edge |
| Death Call Taggart and his partner Peter Livingstone are called in to investigate the macabre killing of the wife of a wealthy landowner whose body is found strangled and weighed down with luggage in a reservoir. The husband was last seen preparing to go to Switzerland with a large sum of money in a holdall. |
| The Killing Philosophy Inspector Jim Taggart is called in to find a psychopathic killer whose terrifying attacks eventually lead to murder. Known only as The Bowman the killer's crimes seem motiveless. |
| Funeral Rites Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart is on the trail of a ruthless killer when a charred corpse is found in a disused railway tunnel. Taggart's investigation begins to have sinister undertones of voodoo and black magic. |
| Cold Blood When an upmarket masseur is murdered at a health and beauty exhibition in Glasgow Taggart is called in to unravel the workings of the Glasgow underworld. |
| Dead Giveaway Taggart and Jardine begin an investigation which leads to forgery, extortion and finally murder by poison when a member of Jardine's Church Youth Club is found dead under suspicious circumstances |
| Root Of Evil A series of brutal murders take place during the Glasgow Garden Festival and Mayfest. When Taggart and Jardine are called in to investigate it looks as though the Glasgow loansharks are being repaid somewhat differently to how they expected. |
| Double Jeopardy Taggart and Jardine are called in to investigate when the body of Rowena Bain is found in a wood. Although it looks like suicide it seems strange that Rowena had appointments in her diary for the day she died and it looked as though she was looking forward to moving to Bavaria with her husband and daughter |
| Flesh And Blood Taggart investigates a series of killings the first of which is a young social worker, Janie Ross. When an unexpected cache of explosives is found Tagget wonders if the two cases are connected |
| Love Knot Taggart finds himself in the Scottish Highlands after a womans body is dredged from the River Clyde, her face deliberately disfigured and her hands bound by climbing rope |
| Hostile Witness |
| Evil Eye When a gipsy is found murdered in her caravan, Taggart and Jardine suspect a connection with a London jewel raid in which a policeman was murdered |
| Death Comes Softly Taggart investigates the killing of an elderly man. When his relatives come under suspicion, a second murder occurs and Taggart and Jardine are called on to find the connection |
| Rogue’s Gallery Taggart and Jardine investigate a case that seems to link the world of drug pushers with the world of art and artists when a body is found in a car that has just been put through a car crusher. They are joined by WPC Jackie Reid who offers Jardine some useful advice when he realizes he might be personally involved with the person they're investigating |
| Nest of Vipers Two skulls are found at the site of a new bypass - do they come from the Roman dig nearby or could one of them be the remains of a woman missing for four years? As Taggart and Jardine investigate, they find a possible link between the missing woman and the theft of poisonous snakes from a laboratory |
| Violent Delights Sixth former, Philip Dempster, has a crush on the beautiful Francois Campbell, his French teacher. Whilst spying on her through his telescope, he sees what looks like a murder taking place in her bedroom |
| The Hit Man |
| Fatal Inheritance Taggart decides to stay at a fashionable health farm where a murder was committed but a verdict of 'Not Proven' was returned in the murder trial. Taggart becomes involved when another occurs, though officially he is not on the case |
| Death Benefits Sergeant Fraser's wife, Julia, is brutally murdered whilst he is on duty. When a search is made of their house a list of names is found. The names on the list seem to have nothing in common except that they keep meeting with a series of accidents |
| Gingerbread Simon Barrow sets out on a journey which moves from fairytale to nightmare after the murder of his father. After he's rescued by Mike Jardine, Simon starts to look to the DS as a surrogate father figure, but Mike has problems of his own |
| Instrument of Justice When gang member Sean Brady turns Queen's evidence against his former boss, McLintock, he is a wanted man. On his way to court to give evidence the convoy is held up by McLintock's gang but Brady manages to escape before he is killed. Twenty four hours later the Procurator Fiscal is found dead in his office with a security guard lying near by. Detective Chief Superintendent Ellen Gordon is convinced it is the work of McLintock but Taggart is not so sure... |
| Forbidden Fruit Arriving in Glasgow to be present at the birth of her daughter's first child, Joan Mathieson reacts badly on learning that the baby has been conceived by donor insemination. Her sudden death involves Taggart and Jardine in one of their most bizarre cases |
| Prayer For The Dead Taggart is promoted to Acting Superintendent after McVitie suffers a heart attack. When a young Polish girl is found murdered, preliminary enquiries establish a link with a known drugs pusher. After another young girl meets a similar fate Taggart wonders if Jardine and Reid are capable of solving the murder |
| Secrets |
| Angel Eyes |
| Hellfire Taggart and his team are called in to investigate the particularly horrible murder of James Martin who had just sold his whisky distillery for nearly five million pounds. It looks as though he was killed in a satanic ritual. |
| Ring of Deceit Taggart and Jardine embark on one of their largest investigations to date after the body of Julie Smith, a research scientist, is found on a rubbish dump. It soon becomes clear that she is another victim of the serial killer known as 'The Mechanic' |
| Devil’s Advocate A clever lawyer manages to gain an acquittal for his client on an apparently straightforward murder charge. The Taggart team are forced to begin their investigation again - then the killing starts once more. |
| Black Orchid The Great Sabina' is in town with his hypnotic show. The show relies on volunteer participants, among whom are a young man named Stuart Fraser, and a young girl called Frances Shaw. Frances is hypnotised into believing she can swim the channel found drowned. Inspectors Jackie Reid and Mike Jardine are called upon to investigate while still coming to terms with the death of DCI Taggart. |
| Apocalypse The bizarre murders of the opponents of a religious cult have the police baffled. Each murder is linked to one of the plagues of Egypt, which are predicted to return to earth shortly before Armageddon |
| Bloodlines After being imprisoned at the age of 16 for the murder of an entire family, Susan Keller is eventually released to howls of protest after serving a life sentence. She is forced into hiding and accepts what looks like a safe haven in the country. When members of her family begin to die mysteriously is seems as though someone is acting on a grudge |
| A Few Bad Men Jardine and Reid are called in to investigate the murder of a soldier at a Glasgow barracks. Jardine, newly promoted, finds it difficult to work with the army but Reid seems to have an ally in the handsome Major Graham. Soon a link is discovered with another case and as the detectives dig deeper the body count begins to rise. |
| Long Time Dead Jardine and Reid find themselves embroiled in a disturbing case that leads them to the dark underbelly of human nature. At the Crawford Hotel the annual Strathclyde CID Dinner is being held and as the party gets into full swing, the body of the hotel owner is found strangled and dumped in the rubbish. Before the police can even question the main suspect, his body is also found murdered. Once again, Jardine becomes convinced that his girlfriend is the one they're searching for |
| For Their Sins A death in a rundown area of the city prompts local outrage and digs up history long since buried - not only the history of the 'scheme' but something in Jardine's past. For once it's Robbie suspecting his boss and not the other way around! |
| Fearful Lightening After a psycic show, a woman is found electrocuted. Jardine and Reid begin to investigate, but Jardine's patience and belief are tested by the psycic who claims to be channeling Jim Taggart, and knows only things Taggart could have known. |
| Out of Bounds |
| A Fistful Of Chips A delivery van is hijacked and its contents stolen. But there's more going on than meets the eye, and meanwhile, someone's knocking off anyone who knows about the hijack, which doesn't include the police! |
| Ghost Rider Jardine's team clashes with officers from another station when the body inside in car wreckage is identified as that of a popular police officer. The search begins for an escaped convict, but Jardine suspects it's more a hunt for revenge than for justice |
| Wavelength The wife of a local radio star is murdered. A list of his enemies is compiled, but are the police looking in the right place? |
| Skin Deep A man is found bleeding and unconscious in the showers at a health club. But did he fall or was he pushed? Meanwhile, Michael and Jackie are put under stress when C&D start to investigate Robbie for corruption |
| Falling In Love The team investigate a series of murders around a tango club while Brian tries to plan his and Jackie's wedding. Absolutely one of the best Taggart episodes ever made |
| Death Trap While investigating the death of the son of a politician, events take a tragic turn that will change the lives of the Strathclyde's finest forever |
| Fire, Burn The team try to find the person behind two deaths and a bomb attack. But they're still mourning the loss of the beloved boss, the new DCI isn't being completely understanding |
| Water Tight |
| The Friday Event |
