Why did Livingstone leave Taggart?

Peter left in 1987 to start his own security business following the arrival of Michael Jardine who he didn't get on well with either. The pair always seemed to be trying to give each other a hard time.

When did Jardine leave Taggart?

Taggart, career and personal life

2002 saw MacPherson's last appearance as DCI Michael Jardine. MacPherson was forced to leave the show due to ill health. He had a collapsed lung and underwent life-saving surgery, which resulted in the lung being stapled to the inside of his chest.

What happens to Robbie in Taggart?

He gets shot in the arm at the end of the episode. In the episode Hardman, Robbie follows a suspect, is forced to get out of the car and follow on foot through Central Station, which is packed. He is hot and sweaty from running in the underground car park by the rest of the Taggart team arrive.

Why is Taggart called Taggart?

The series was named after its original main character, Jim Taggart, who was killed off due to the death of Mark McManus, who portrayed him. Rather surprisingly, the show carried on longer without him than it did when he was alive.

When did Jackie join Taggart?

She was working for Scottish Opera when she landed the role of Jackie Reid in the sixth series of Taggart in 1990. Her first appearance was a community police officer in the second episode of the sixth series, "Death Comes Softly", on 3 December 1990, in which she is credited as playing WPC Reid.

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Who does Jackie Reid marry in Taggart?

He becomes Jackie's boyfriend and in the episode, Wavelength, Jackie announces they are getting married. At their engagment party, Brian said that he knew none of them would give up until one of them said something.

Why did Alastair Duncan leave Taggart?

“I had a family and was bored with what I was being offered in acting. It was the same thing over and over again.

Did Taggart actually say there's been a murder?

Glasgow's most famous detective Jim Taggart first appeared on our TV screens in 1983 with his famous catchphrase, 'There's been a murder! ' Since then the show captured the imagination of its audience for more than 30 years who were left bamboozled with each episode as they tried to work out whodunnit.

Where was Taggart island filmed?

Filmed on location in Dunure, a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Why did Jardine leave Taggart?

James MacPherson

James McPherson played DCI Michael Jardine in the hit series, taking over as Mark McManus' right hand man when Alistair Neil Duncan left the show. Following McManus' death in 1994, James became the lead actor. James was forced to leave the show in 2002 after dealing with a collapsed lung.

Is Jamie Michie related to John Michie?

Nephew of actor John Michie.

Who is Mike Jardine?

Biography. Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jardine joined the Taggart team in 1987 in the episode The Killing Philosophy as a young DC working alongside Jim Taggart and Taggart's then right-hand man, DS Peter Livingstone.

Will Taggart ever return?

Sarah Brown added that any new series of the show would only go ahead if they thought they could bring something new to the table. STV Production's creative director of drama Sarah Brown has revealed there is often talk of bringing back iconic Scottish crime drama Taggart, but said that no revival is imminent.

What happened to the actor who played Taggart?

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. In the last two years of his life McManus had also lost his mother, his brother and his two sisters.

Who replaced Taggart?

Taggart's first boss was Superintendent Robert "The Mint" Murray, who only appeared in three episodes and was portrayed by Tom Watson. Afterwards, he was replaced by the character of Jack McVitie, played by actor Iain Anders.

Is Taggart based on books?

McIlvanney believes that the hard-nosed investigator — famous for the phrase “there's been a murrrder” — is based on Jack Laidlaw, the brooding, sardonic detective who made his first appearance in the book of the same name in 1977.

When did Alex Norton first appear in Taggart?

My first appearance was in 1986 and I played a butcher. It was quite a gory story actually, even by Taggart standards. But by the time I was cast as Burke so much time had passed that it didn't matter at all.

How old is TIG in Woolly and Tig?

Woolly and Tig is a British series of 5-minute live action comedies about a five-year-old girl (Tig) and her toy spider called Woolly.

Who else played Taggart?