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The Worst Episodes of Taggart

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...

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    #1 - The Hit Man

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    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.

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    #2 - Ring of Deceit

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    S8:E2

    A research scientist is murdered by an unknown assailant but it soon becomes clear that she is another victim of a serial rapist - 'The Mechanic'.

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    #3 - Fatal Inheritance

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    S8:E3

    When Dr Janet Napier walks free from court on a "Not Proven" verdict, Taggart begins a more personal investigation. However as more murders are commited Taggart must admit that even he might have been wrong about the good doctors guilt.

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    #4 - Instrument of Justice - Part 1

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    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.

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    #5 - Instrument of Justice - Part 2

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    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.

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    #6 - Instrument of Justice - Part 3

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    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.

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    #7 - Hellfire

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    S11:E1

    On April 30th a businessman James Martin is murdered with a chainsaw under suspicious curcumstances and Taggart, Jardine and Reid are assigned to investigate. DS Reid goes undercover to investigate the prime suspect.

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    #8 - Prayer for the Dead

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    S11:E2

    Taggart is promoted to Acting Superintendent after Jack McVitie takes a heart attack. When two young girls are murdered Taggart starts to wonder whether Jardine and Reid are up to the job. A Polish woman is later found murdered.

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    #9 - Black Orchid

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    S11:E3

    Tony Sabina is in town again, "The Great Sabina" to his fans. His hypnotic show relies on volunteers, among who is a young man called Stuart Fraser, and a girl called Frances Shaw. Frances who is hypnotized to believe that she could swim the channel is found drowned after the show. The resulting publicity leaves Sabins career in tatters and he decides to get even with all those who contribute to his downfall. Jardine and Reid investigate a series of killings that may have been carried out "to order".

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  11. 5.7/10(39 votes)

    #10 - Silent Truth

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    S27:E3

    When Iranian refugee Farid Mamood is burned to death, it initially appears that a racially motivated murder has occurred. But Burke is not so sure.

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  12. 6.1/10(119 votes)

    #11 - Ghost Rider

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    S17:E1

    A charred body is found in a car, leading the team into a web of police corruption and cover-ups. Jardine, Reid, Fraser and Ross investigate.

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  13. 6.1/10(47 votes)

    #12 - Hard Man

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    S19:E1

    DCI Burke and the team are called in to investigate the discovery of a mangled body in what appears to be an industrial accident at a Clyde shipyard. But when it is revealed that the victim was already dead before the accident, Burke finds himself dealing with a murder.

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  14. 6.4/10(112 votes)

    #13 - A Fistful of Chips

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    S16:E2

    A string of people are murdered by electrocution. All of these people are in some way connected to with a local (and popular) spiritualist, who claims he can speak with the dead. When the Taggart team disbelieve the man's powers, the clairvoyant gives them frighteningly accurate messages from a man very dear to their hearts--Jim Taggart! Meanwhile, the murders begin to pile up, and Taggart team race to find the murderer, this time aided by Jim Taggart himself.

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  15. 6.5/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Dead Reckoning

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    S14:E3

    An 'escort agency' woman is found brutally murdered in a hotel carpark. At the same time the daughter of a well known ex-army colonel goes missing. Are the two linked or is it just coincidence? While Jardine and Fraser try to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder and the disappearance, Jackie goes undercover at 'Executive Adventures' to keep tabs on the main suspect. But has Jackie's cover been blown and is her life in danger from the real murderer?

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  16. 6.6/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Out of Bounds

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    S14:E2

    A school master is beaten to death with a cricket bat by an unknown assailant. 60 years later, the body is found by students on a cross country run. Douglas Flemming identifies the bones as Friedrich Zwanziger, a strict disciplinarian who disappeared while collecting beetles. As the investigation proceeds, McVitie discloses that he is on the board of governors.

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  17. 6.6/10(36 votes)

    #16 - The Best and the Brightest

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    S22:E9

    When a research student is found dead in a university science lab following a severe anaphylactic shock, the evidence suggests that her food has been deliberately contaminated. Traces of highly concentrated nut oil are found at the scene, but there seems to be no clear motive for her murder. Then another student dies in a suspicious accident the following day and Burke and the team realise that a calculating killer is at work within the university.

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  18. 6.7/10(41 votes)

    #17 - Law

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    S22:E8

    The murder of a teenage girl leads the team to travelers working at a nearby fairground.

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  19. 6.7/10(40 votes)

    #18 - Tenement

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    S23:E3

    When an activist is found murdered in her tenement flat suspicion falls on a local property developer, who planned to demolish the building and was met with strong criticism by the campaigner. Meanwhile, DI Ross is focusing his attention on a hit and run case, which angers his superiors.

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  20. 6.7/10(45 votes)

    #19 - Bad Medicine

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    S27:E1

    When a newly-qualified doctor is found tortured and mutilated in a vacant warehouse, the team discover connections with a drug-trafficking case.

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  21. 6.8/10(50 votes)

    #20 - Falling in Love

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    S17:E5

    DCI Jardine and the team investigate a series of mysterious deaths among members of a tango club after a pre-wedding parachute jump ends in the bridegroom plunging to his death. And as Jackie Reid's wedding day approaches, Ross tries to convince her that she is rushing into marriage too quickly.

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  22. 6.8/10(46 votes)

    #21 - Fade to Black

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    S19:E2

    A young nurse is found strangled in her home, with no sign of forced entry and two glasses of wine on the table. On finding a large quantity of cash hidden in her flat and signs of an affluent lifestyle, Burke and the team begin to suspect that the murder victim had a secret double life. Meanwhile, a mysterious and sinister person is following and filming Burke with a camcorder.

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  23. 6.8/10(41 votes)

    #22 - The Thirteenth Step

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    S23:E2

    Ex-con Eddie Monroe is found stabbed in a Govan alleyway. Burke meets Angus Ford - a retired police officer who was responsible for Monroe's arrest and subsequent convictions - who remains adamant that Monroe was a bad man who deserved to die. But who was his killer? All roads keep leading back to old acquaintance Daniel Tulloch and his family. In the course of uncovering the truth Burke is forced to face some demons of his own.

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  24. 6.8/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Genesis

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    S24:E1

    A woman is killed on her way to a fertility clinic which religious protesters are targeting. Reid finds herself leading the team to find her killer.

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  25. 6.9/10(114 votes)

    #24 - Fearful Lightning

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    S16:E3

    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! Once again Robbie's past catches up with him and he comes close to crossing the line.

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  26. 6.9/10(110 votes)

    #25 - For Their Sins

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    S16:E4

    Jardine and the team investigate the murders of drug dealers in the Glasgow community.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Hit Man" is the worst rated episode of "Taggart". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/1992. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ring of Deceit".