First broadcast: 2 July 1985

This is the first of 3 parts to Dead Ringer and is of 45 minutes duration.

The discovery of a skeleton under the floorboards of a house leads to the release of a man that Taggart had arrested for the murder of his wife 9 years previously.

Writer: Glen Chandler

Cast:

 

Cast:

Mark McManus … DCI Jim Taggart
Alastair Duncan … DS Peter Livingstone (as Neil Duncan)
Tom Watson Tom Watson … Superintendent Murray
Colette O’Neil Colette O’Neil … Josephine Peebles
J.G. Devlin J.G. Devlin … Bill Lynch
John Carlin John Carlin … George Cunningham
Jake D’Arcy Jake D’Arcy … Ronnie McIsaac
Bill Leadbitter Bill Leadbitter … Alan Tulloch
Alexander Morton Alexander Morton … David Balfour
John McGlynn John McGlynn … Mike Balfour
Maureen Beattie Maureen Beattie … June Balfour
Ron Bain Ron Bain … Laurie Johnson
Valerie Lush Valerie Lush … Mrs. Robertson
Jackie Farrell Jackie Farrell … Norman Burt
Anne Myatt Anne Myatt … Sheila Burt
Ken Drury Ken Drury … Det. Constable Sinclair
Robert Robertson Robert Robertson … Dr. Stephen Andrews
Gavin Brown Gavin Brown … Sgt. Blackman
Joe Mullaney Joe Mullaney … Dougie Turnball
Steven Whinnery Steven Whinnery … Tom
Mike Travis Mike Travis … Jack
Annie Louise Ross Annie Louise Ross … Dr. Burns (as Anne-Louise Ross)
Anne Downie Anne Downie … Mrs. Cochrane