Taggart – Full Episode List
We have started our numbering of episodes for Taggart with the very first one – which was a pilot and not, in fact, called Taggart but instead went out under the name of “Killer” although the main character was indeed DCI Jim Taggart of Maryhill CID – the scene was set for long and successful future.
A series of young blonde women are found strangled and left near water. Maryhill CID launch an investigation to find the person responsible for the murders. is asked to head up the investigation, alongside newly graduated sergeant Peter Livingstone. Despite their differences, they must uncover the killer’s identity before he strikes again.
This was the first appearance of DCI Jim Taggart (Mark McManus) and DS Peter Livingstone (Neil Duncan) and it led to a total of 110 episodes being produced across 27 seasons dating from 1983 to 2010.
Mark McManus passed away in 1994 but the series continued under the same name with the lead role going to James MacPherson who played DS Jardine – later to become DI Jardine on McManus’ death. This was the first of a series of character developments that enabled the series to keep running as long as it did.
Midsomer Murders Series One Episode 1 – Written In Blood
First broadcast: 22 March 1998 "Written in Blood" is an episode from the British television series "Midsomer Murders." In this episode, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (played by John Nettles) and his partner Detective Sergeant Gavin Troy (played by Daniel...
Series 3 Episode 2 – Blue Herrings
First broadcast: 22 Jan 2000 The real star of this episode is the superb vintage Aston Martin car driven by the local GP, Dr. Clive Warnford, who tends to the needs of residents at Lawnside - a care home for the elderly. Tom Barnaby's aunt is booked into Lawnside for...
Series 3 Episode 1 Death of a Stranger
First broadcast: 31 December 1999 Tom Barnaby is on holiday in France with Joyce and Cully and his colleague - soon to retire Ron Pringle played by "Likely Lad" James Bolam - stands in for him while he is away. During this time, in the village of Marchwood, a tramp,...
Series 2 Episode 4 – Blood Will Out
First broadcast: 20 Jan 1999Tom and Joyce Barnaby decide to retake their marriage vows to celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary. They choose the picturesque church, St. Michaels, in Badgers Drift for the ceremony. However, a brutal murder in the village detracts...
Midsomer Murders Series 2 Episode 3 – Dead Man’s Eleven
First broadcast: 12 Sept 1999 In this episode, DCI Barnaby and DS Troy investigate the murder of Tara Cavendish, who has been beaten to death with a cricket bat. Her body was found near a quarry on her husband, Robert Cavendish's estate. Cavendish is a...
Midsomer Murders Series 2 Episode 2 – Stranglers Wood
First broadcast: 3 Feb 1999 Nine years previously, Stranglers Wood, in the village of Midsomer Worthy, was the stalking ground of a serial killer who targeted female victims, raped them and then strangled them using a striped neck tie. After the third...
Midsomer Murders Series 2 Episode 1 – Death’s Shadow.
First broadcast: 20 Jan 1999 Tom and Joyce Barnaby decide to retake their marriage vows to celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary. They choose the picturesque church, St. Michaels, in Badgers Drift for the ceremony. However, a brutal murder in the...
Midsomer Murders Series 1 Episode 4 – Death in Disguise.
First Shown: 6 May 1998 In "Death in Disguise," DCI Barnaby and DS Troy investigate the murder of a woman found dead in a lake, revealing a number of suspects in the village nearby. As they follow the trail of clues, they uncover a range of secrets, including a pair...
Midsomer Murders Series 1 Episode 3 – Faithful Unto Death
First shown in the UK: 22 Apr. 1998 In "Faithful unto Death," DCI Tom Barnaby and his team investigate a suspicious death in the village of Midsomer Parva. The victim is a wealthy landowner with many enemies, and the detectives soon discover that the villagers have...
Midsomer Murders Series 1 Episode 2 – Death of a Hollow Man.
In the Midsomer Worthy village, during a rehearsal of the play "Amadeus", the lead actor, Simon Fletcher, is killed by a sharp blade that was planted inside the costume. Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Troy investigate and discover that Simon was a...