7.8/1045 votes#1 - Puppet on a String
Season 21 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2005
Hospital Dr. Mellor is attacked by a masked assailant carrying a syringe full of lethal drugs, but manages to survive the attack. He points the finger at rival doctor Thomas Finn, but Finn has an alibi. The next day, Mellor is found dead, but again Finn has a cast-iron alibi. Was Mellor correct in his suspicions? Or is Finn in fact entirely innocent?
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7.5/1044 votes#2 - The Wages of Sin
Season 21 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2005
The Houston family are returning from a funeral when they discover the body of a taxi driver in his car outside the family business. Burke investigates and discovers a link between the victim and the daughter who has just been buried after an overdose. Suspicion falls on the father, Davie Houston, who appears to be involved in money laundering.
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7.9/1041 votes#3 - The Ties that Bind
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2005
Burke's professional life is left hanging in the balance after the body of a librarian is found behind the wheel of a car in the Clyde after an apparent hit and run. The detectives are baffled, it appears that the victim had been tied up and was already dead before the car hit the water. But certain allegations are made about Burke which hinder the investigation?
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7.6/1041 votes#4 - In Camera
Season 21 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2005
Robbie is all set to spend a romantic weekend with his new lady love Eve Hamilton. Unfortunately, the mood is soured when the corpse of a young man, a photographic assistant, is discovered at the romantic hideaway. Investigating the boy's death and subsequent others, Robbie begins to discover that Eve is perhaps not as innocent as she would appear.
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7.6/1062 votes#5 - Mind Over Matter
Season 21 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2005
When the body of 21-year-old medical student Amy Penn is found by children in a park, the team prepares themselves for a difficult investigation. Heavy rain has destroyed any evidence of her killer, but strangely her body has been sculpted in death into a childlike pose with her thumb in her mouth. Initial enquiries uncover few leads.
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The Best Episodes of Taggart Season 21
Every episode of Taggart Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Taggart Season 21!
Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:ITV1
Season 21 Ratings Summary
"Puppet on a String" is the best rated episode of "Taggart" season 21. It scored 7.8/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/6/2005. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Wages of Sin".