Trivia The series proved to be a training ground for young Scottish acting talent. Connections Featured in What's Up Doc? User reviews 23 Review. Top review. Scotland's great contribution to the "Tv 'Tec" show. Taggart is now officially the longest running cop show on British T.
There are several reasons for its longevity but surely the main one is the underlying grim humour that enhances every episode. While it was undoubtedly at it's peak in the Mark "there's been a muurder" McManus years, it has recently returned to peak form with the introduction Alec Norton as the "heid man.
The other characters always provided a little colour along with occasionally convoluted personal lives. However the real star in Taggart was always Glasgow. The title song puts it that "this is no mean town, this is no mean city", well it's obviously a mean enough city to sustain a 22 year murder series without ever really seeming unbelievable like the village of "Midsomer Murder" which has a body count higher than New York's!
All in all a good cop show and one that as long as it can keep Alec Norton, should continue for a few more years yet. Details Edit.
Release date September 6, United Kingdom. United Kingdom. STV - Taggart Programme page. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours. Still, police roles have defined him as an actor? And he's played that other Scottish detective, Rebus, for spoken word books. Wonder how they all translated the word "murd'rrr"? As well as having police officers on hand to provide insights on how crime scenes look, the team also consult the forensic department at Glasgow University?
By the way, they often use minced beef and chicken bones to create realistic injuries. Bet you're glad we told you that. Indeed, in just the past six years, five different buildings have served for exterior shots of Maryhill, and three different studios have served as the interior.
They have nothing in common, which why the headquarters can look so different in various episodes. The different locations were used to fit in with filming schedules and cut out travel times. In October , McManus's wife lost a long battle against cancer and, not long after, Mark himself was struck down by terminal pneumonia.
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