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The Best Episodes of Taggart

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The Best Episodes of Taggart

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...
  1. Background image for Nest of Vipers
    8.4/10(110 votes)

    #1 - Nest of Vipers

    S7:E2

    The discovery of two skulls at the site for a new by-pass road leads the team to a pharmaceutical company. Someone doesn't want the skulls identified and will go to any length including murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Dead Mans Chest
    8.3/10(106 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for Murder In Season
    8.2/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Murder In Season

    S1:E3

    Glamorous opera singer, Eleanor Samson, returns to Glasgow, her home town, to sing with Scottish Opera. She hopes to bring about a reconciliation with her estranged husband, John, but she is furious to discover that there is a new woman in John's life - blonde, attractive Kirsty King. When Kirsty's body is found in the burnt out shell of John's boat, Eleanor Samson is the prime suspect. Jim Taggart, tough Glasgow detective and his smooth assistant, Peter Livingstone, fall out over the case. Livingstone believes that Eleanor is guilty; Taggart cannot believe that a woman like Eleanor could be a murderess. Is Taggart allowing his judgement to be clouded by Eleanor's fame and beauty?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Double Exposure
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    #4 - Double Exposure

    S7:E3

    Racial violence or something more sinister? The Taggart team are baffled by murders with no connection other than a possible racial link. Or is it something not so obvious to the all seeing eye?

    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Hit Man
    8.1/10(85 votes)

    #5 - The Hit Man

    S8:E1

    n old friend from Taggart's past gets out of prison and the bodies start piling up. But is there some fishy business going on that muddies the waters for the Taggart Team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Instrument of Justice - Part 1
    8.0/10(76 votes)

    #6 - Instrument of Justice - Part 1

    S10:E1

    Taggart has a new boss and he must take orders from her even though he has doubts about the guilt of a gang member. People are later found murdered and Taggart, Jardine, Reid and McVitie must work hard and fast to catch the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Pilot: Killer
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Pilot: Killer

    S1:E1

    A murderer is loose in Glasgow and a major police investigation is mounted to find the killer. But one by one the bodies of young women are found strangled in the city. The enquiry is headed by top detective Jim Taggart, a tough local cop who has risen through the ranks and one of the new breed of graduate policemen, Peter Livingstone. But despite their differences they work together breaking all the rules to hunt the killer before he strikes again.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Double Jeopardy
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Instrument of Justice - Part 3
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #9 - Instrument of Justice - Part 3

    S10:E3

    The trial against John McLintock collapses, but his victory is short lived. The killer makes a direct threat to DCS Ellen Gordon, leaving a message inside her home. The team find a clue in a video.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Legends
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #10 - Legends

    S12:E1

    Jardine and Reid investigate a killing in a country house swimming pool. One of the victims is Rick Mulvey, former lead guitar of the 60s pop group, the Adders. Their vocalist died while on tour 25 years ago. Ian Garvey, Kate McCready's boyfriend is savagely beaten by two bouncers, and the following day, he is knocked down by DC Reid in her car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Bloodlines
    7.9/10(71 votes)

    #11 - Bloodlines

    S16:E1

    After serving a life sentence for the murder of a family of five when she was just sixteen, Susan Keller is released from prison. However, shortly after her release, members of her own family begin to die mysteriously. Suspecting that a revenge attack may be on the cards, DCI Jardine attempts to discover who would want to carry out such attacks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Death Trap
    7.9/10(81 votes)

    #12 - Death Trap

    S18:E1

    The police are dealing with a bizarre case and as Michael Jardine seems to be one step ahead of his friends, it results in a tragedy that will affect everyone at the police department after they discover the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Dead Ringer
    7.8/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Dead Ringer

    S1:E2

    The skeletal remains of a dismembered body are discovered beneath the floorboards of a house in Glasgow. The drama takes an unexpected twist when a nine-month-old toddler is kidnapped from a multi-storey car park, followed by a ransom demand of £50,000.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Funeral Rites
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    #14 - Funeral Rites

    S3:E2

    The discovery of a charred corpse in a disused railway tunnel sets Taggart on the gruesome hunt for a ruthless killer in an investigation with sinister undertones of black magic and voodoo. The wife of an arthritic dentist narrowly escapes a series of murder attempts, adding to a complex case for Taggart and his team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Cold Blood
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    #15 - Cold Blood

    S3:E3

    When a woman shoots her husband after discovering that he was having an affair, it appears to be a clear-cut case - until the police realise the man was already dead when he was shot.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Dead Giveaway
    7.8/10(107 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for Violent Delights
    7.8/10(91 votes)

    #17 - Violent Delights

    S7:E1

    When a sixth form student who is spying on his French teacher becomes the prime witness to her husband's murder, DCI Taggart, newly promoted DC Jackie Reid and DS Jardine have no choice but to exhume an entire graveyard when the prime suspect - an undertaker - refuses to let on where he has buried the parts of his mutilated body. Unfortunately, one of the deceased includes Jean Taggart's Aunt Hettie (much despised by Jim) - who also passes away in the episode and inconveniently interred by the same undertaker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Instrument of Justice - Part 2
    7.8/10(37 votes)

    #18 - Instrument of Justice - Part 2

    S10:E2

    With Sean Brady still on the run, the case against John McLintock looks set to collapse. The killer strikes again, taking a third victim, relations between Taggart and his temporary boss remain somewhat strained.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Killing Philosophy
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    #19 - The Killing Philosophy

    S3:E1

    Taggart investigates a failed rape attempt by a masked attacker. However, his job is complicated when the victim commits suicide and the criminal strikes again, and his attacks soon turn to murder.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Root of Evil
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Angel Eyes
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Angel Eyes

    S12:E3

    The murder of a musician sees Jardine's team mixing with the gay community. When a second murder with the same MO is committed Jardine is forced to face his deep seated prejudice's to get to the truth behind the murders. DC Stuart Fraser realises his secret is no longer safe and is 'outed' by a former boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Babushka
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for A Death Foretold
    7.7/10(59 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Fact and Fiction
    7.7/10(51 votes)

    #24 - Fact and Fiction

    S25:E5

    When a new novel includes the detailed description of a murder the same of that which belongs to an unsolved case, the team start to think the story's writer could of been involved in the murder. Burke tries unsuccessfully to find evidence to link the author to the crime but remains determined to bring him down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Fallen Angels
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Nest of Vipers" is the best rated episode of "Taggart". It scored 8.4/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/9/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead Mans Chest".