Where is Taggart filmed?
Glasgow
The drama was filmed largely with a focus on Glasgow as it was portraying the mean streets of the city, however the show does venture across the M8 to Edinburgh.
Was Jean Taggart really disabled?
Jean Taggart was the wife of DCI Jim Taggart. Jean Taggart in Death Call They married in the late 1960’s to early 1970’s. Jean was in a wheelchair due to paralysis after giving birth to daughter Alison. When Jim died in 1994, Jean later appeared in her final episode Black Orchid.
Why was Taggart Cancelled?
The UK’s longest running crime drama, Taggart, has been axed by ITV chiefs after 28 years. Bosses have axed the cop show after viewing figures plummeted from 14million in its heyday to just 3.8million for the last series.
Why did Neil Duncan leave Taggart?
DS Peter Livingstone (Neil Duncan) was a sidekick police detective of Jim Taggart’s who first appeared in Killer and was originally from Edinburgh. Livingstone often wore his university scarf while on duty until he threw it away because of the perceived connoations attached to it when he wore it.
How many seasons of Taggart are there?
| Taggart | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 27 |
| No. of episodes | 110 (list of episodes) |
What does the name Taggart mean?
son of the priest
Scottish and northern Irish: reduced form of McTaggart, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt ‘son of the priest’, from sagart ‘priest’.
Is Mark McManus still alive?
Deceased (1935–1994)
Mark McManus/Living or Deceased
When did Taggart end?
November 7, 2010
Taggart/Final episode date
What did Mark McManus died of?
Pneumonia
Mark McManus/Cause of death
He was hospitalised with severe jaundice in May 1994, and died in Glasgow of pneumonia brought on by liver failure, on 6 June 1994, aged 59, eight months after the death of his second wife Marion.
Is Blythe Duff married?
Tom Forrestm. 1998
Blythe Duff/Spouse
Personal life. Duff is married to former police officer Tom Forrest and became stepmother to his two daughters Sarah and Katie. She met Forrest, a widower, when she bought her sister’s house in Burnside in Rutherglen in 1997 and became his neighbour.
When was the last episode of Taggart?
Where did the TV series Taggart take place?
Taggart. The series revolved around a group of detectives, initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set in other parts of Greater Glasgow and in other areas of Scotland. The team operated out of the fictional John Street police station.
How many episodes of Taggart are there in Australia?
Since 1983 there have been a total of 110 episodes of Taggart. Early episodes were split into multiple parts and aired over three weeks while later episodes were self-contained. In Australia the series airs on ABC1 .In 2011 ABC1 aired episodes on Friday at 8:30pm.
When did James Macpherson leave the TV show Taggart?
In 1987 the character of Michael Jardine ( James MacPherson) was introduced. Neil Duncan left the series in 1987 and in 1990 a new female sidekick Jackie Reid ( Blythe Duff) was introduced. McManus died in 1994 during the filming of an episode.
Which is the best city to visit for Taggart?
Glasgow is a vibrant, cosmopolitan and exciting City to visit irrespective of whether you are a Taggart fan or not. However if you are a fan then this page aims to point you in the direction of those parts of the City used as locations for the programmes many episodes.