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The Best Episodes of Taggart

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Taggart is a Scottish detective television program. The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Taggart Season 13 Episode 1 - Dead Mans Chest
    8.4/10(107 votes)

    #1 - Dead Mans Chest

    S13:E1

    A 15 year-old gold bullion robbery leads the Maryhill team on a race against time as one by one the robbers are murdered. With pirates, treasure chests and secret maps to buried treasure muddying the waters will the team solve the murders and find the lost treasure before the last robber is killed?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Taggart Season 2 Episode 2 - Death Call
    8.1/10(60 votes)

    #2 - Death Call

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Haldane Duncan
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Taggart Season 4 Episode 3 - Double Jeopardy
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    #3 - Double Jeopardy

    S4:E3

    The body of Rowena Bain is discovered in a wood. The forensic evidence suggests suicide, but Taggart is suspicious. The victim's sister thinks that Rowena's husband, Maurice, killed her. The case against Maurice grows when it is discovered that his first wife also disappeared in mysterious circumstances.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Taggart Season 9 Episode 3 - Death Without Dishonour
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Death Without Dishonour

    S9:E3

    The Taggart team are responsible for protecting witnesses involved in a "cab war" trial. It seems there may be a hidden agenda when the prosecuting barrister is found murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Taggart Season 13 Episode 2 - Apocalypse
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Apocalypse

    S13:E2

    The bizarre murders of opponents and ex-members of a religious cult have the team baffled. Each murder follows the Biblical plagues of egypt which according the Book of Revelation will proceed Armageddon. There are more than fifty members of the cult, most of whom would kill if asked to do so by the cult leader, David Burns. Who is responsable and who will be next?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Taggart Season 13 Episode 3 - Babushka
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Babushka

    S13:E3

    Mail order brides or women to order? Glasgow takes on a Russian flavour when the trail from the murder of wealthy local business man hots up and Jardine's team try to unravel the mystery around the Anastasia Agency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Taggart Season 2 Episode 1 - Knife Edge
    7.9/10(130 votes)

    #7 - Knife Edge

    S2:E1

    Taggart and Livingston investigate after the discovery of a woman's severed leg. However as the body parts build up Taggart finds himself no closer to the cases solution. The investigation leads them to a butcher George Bryce who Taggart and Livingston are convinced is the killer. When he turns up dead, killed with the same gun that the dismembered corpse it appears to be another dead end. However with a little further digging links start appearing and Taggart realises he's closer to cracking the case than he thought.

    Director:Haldane Duncan
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Taggart Season 4 Episode 1 - Dead Giveaway
    7.9/10(111 votes)

    #8 - Dead Giveaway

    S4:E1

    Taggart uncovers a sordid case of extortion, forgery and murder when he investigates the suspicious death of a member of a church youth club

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Taggart Season 4 Episode 2 - Root of Evil
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #9 - Root of Evil

    S4:E2

    Taggart and Jardine investigate when someone starts bumping off Glasgow's loan sharks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Taggart Season 9 Episode 1 - Death Benefits
    7.9/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Death Benefits

    S9:E1

    Julia Fraser, wife of a police sergeant, is brutally murdered whilst he is on duty. During a search of the house a list of names is found. It appears that the names on the list are rapidly meeting with a series of accidents - and yet the only connection between them is the list.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Taggart Season 22 Episode 3 - A Death Foretold
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    #11 - A Death Foretold

    S22:E3

    A student is found dead in an alley, and evidence suggests that it was a drug deal that turned violent. They soon discover that the victim has links with a parish priest, who seems to have a lot more to hide than the sanctity of the confessional. The case soon becomes more complicated when a second murder occurs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Taggart Season 9 Episode 2 - Gingerbread
    7.8/10(39 votes)

    #12 - Gingerbread

    S9:E2

    The murder of his father sets young Simon Barrow on a nightmare journey, and his dying words on Simon's answer-phone throw the police on a trail of confusion.

    Director:Sarah Hellings
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Taggart Season 27 Episode 4 - Fallen Angels
    7.8/10(47 votes)

    #13 - Fallen Angels

    S27:E4

    When three children and their father are found dead in a tenement flat, what initially appears to be an open and shut case becomes something altogether more sinister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Taggart Season 22 Episode 4 - Running Out of Time
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    #14 - Running Out of Time

    S22:E4

    Burke is shot whilst taking a break from work, and on the same day, another fraud squad detective's body is found by a colleague. When both victims' properties are searched, large amounts of cash are found, leading to fears of bribery. With Burke's reputation and life on the line, the race is on to find the perpetrator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Taggart Season 17 Episode 2 - Skin Deep
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #15 - Skin Deep

    S17:E2

    When a man is found bleeding to death in a health club and two of the female members claim to have had intimate relationships with him, Reid and Ross uncover a world of health-obsessed women with dark and dangerous secrets. Meanwhile, Robbie Ross becomes the suspect of a corruption inquiry, and Jardine is forced to face up to his own mortality. Will Jardine's team catch the killer before he strikes again?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Taggart Season 15 Episode 1 - A Few Bad Men
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    #16 - A Few Bad Men

    S15:E1

    Jardine and Reid are called in to investigate the Murder of a soldier at a Glasgow barracks. The newly promoted Jardine finds it difficult to work with the army but Reid seems to have an ally in the handsome Major Graham. A link with a seperate case emerges but as the detectives dig deeper and get closer to the truth the body count continues to rise. As the case draws to its gripping finale Jardine and Reid have to act quickly or they could also become victims.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Taggart Season 17 Episode 3 - Wavelength
    7.4/10(71 votes)

    #17 - Wavelength

    S17:E3

    A therapist returns home after his late-night radio phone-in show to find his wife murdered. Jardine and the team investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Taggart Season 22 Episode 1 - Cause and Effect
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    #18 - Cause and Effect

    S22:E1

    An young trophy wife from the Clydeside sailing fraternity is murdered and the victim's husband falls under suspicion, but then two more bodies turn up it is clear they are searching for a different killer. Meanwhile, Burke is reunited with an old flame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Taggart Season 22 Episode 5 - Cause to Kill
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #19 - Cause to Kill

    S22:E5

    Burke investigates a copycat killing inspired by a murder committed 20 years ago. With the help of celebrated pathologist Irene Russell, he attempts to solve the case before the killer claims more victims. As the case continues, it appears that the ultimate target may be someone at the heart of the investigation

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Taggart Season 15 Episode 2 - Long Time Dead
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Long Time Dead

    S15:E2

    DCI Jardine is hosting the Strathclyde CID Dinner at the Crawford Hotel when the body of the owner is found strangled and dumped in the back lane. A kitchen hand who was behaving strangely immediately becomes the prime suspect. However, he too is murdered before he can be interviewed, and so too is the head chef.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Taggart Season 22 Episode 2 - A Taste of Money
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #21 - A Taste of Money

    S22:E2

    An unpopular restaurant critic is found murdered in his kitchen, and a petty thief linked to the crime scene becomes the prime suspect. But it soon turns out that he had a secret life - and that the killer has only just started.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Taggart Season 27 Episode 2 - Abuse of Trust
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #22 - Abuse of Trust

    S27:E2

    When shipworkers' union leader Will Ramsay is shot dead in the middle of a labour dispute, corporate killing seems the most likely cause. But the real motivations lie much closer to home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Taggart Season 27 Episode 5 - Bloodsport
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #23 - Bloodsport

    S27:E5

    The murder of a boxer leads the team into a murky world of cage fighting, illegal gambling and lap dancing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Taggart Season 27 Episode 6 - The Ends of Justice
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    #24 - The Ends of Justice

    S27:E6

    Newly promoted DI Reid leads the murder investigation when a busker is stabbed to death in the city centre, but as the case progresses, Ross's life begins to unravel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Taggart Season 17 Episode 4 - Football Crazy
    7.1/10(61 votes)

    #25 - Football Crazy

    S17:E4

    Jardine and the team investigate a series of murky going-ons at a football club whose lack of success on the pitch is matched by an unaccountably high death rate among its employees. Jardine and the team investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dead Mans Chest" is the best rated episode of "Taggart". It scored 8.4/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/1996. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Call".