Taggart

1. S01E01Pilot: KillerSeptember 6, 1983—A murderer is loose in Glasgow and a major police investigation is mounted to find the killer. But one by one the bodies of young women are
2. S01E02Dead RingerJuly 2, 1985—The skeletal remains of a dismembered body are discovered beneath the floorboards of a house in Glasgow. The drama takes an unexpected twist
3. S01E03Murder In SeasonJuly 23, 1985—Glamorous opera singer, Eleanor Samson, returns to Glasgow, her home town, to sing with Scottish Opera. She hopes to bring about a reconcili

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Knife EdgeFebruary 24, 1986—Taggart and Livingston investigate after the discovery of a woman's severed leg. However as the body parts build up Taggart finds himself no
2. S02E02Death CallSeptember 2, 1986 1.0Taggart and his partner Peter Livingstone are called in to investigate the macabre killing of the wife of a wealthy landowner whose body is

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Killing PhilosophyApril 15, 1987—Taggart investigates a failed rape attempt by a masked attacker. However, his job is complicated when the victim commits suicide and the cri
2. S03E02Funeral RitesSeptember 9, 1987—The discovery of a charred corpse in a disused railway tunnel sets Taggart on the gruesome hunt for a ruthless killer in an investigation wi
3. S03E03Cold BloodDecember 31, 1987—When a woman shoots her husband after discovering that he was having an affair, it appears to be a clear-cut case - until the police realise

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Dead GiveawaySeptember 7, 1988—Taggart uncovers a sordid case of extortion, forgery and murder when he investigates the suspicious death of a member of a church youth club
2. S04E02Root of EvilSeptember 28, 1988—Taggart and Jardine investigate when someone starts bumping off Glasgow's loan sharks.
3. S04E03Double JeopardyDecember 30, 1988—The body of Rowena Bain is discovered in a wood. The forensic evidence suggests suicide, but Taggart is suspicious. The victim's sister thin

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Flesh and BloodSeptember 5, 1989—Jim Taggart attends the wedding of social worker Jane Ross and jailbird Charlie Forbes. Janie Ross is later found murdered and a chain of se
2. S05E02Love KnotJanuary 1, 1990—A body is dredged up from the bottom of the Clyde, setting Taggart and Jardine off on an investigation which takes them beyond Glasgow into
3. S05E03Hostile WitnessFebruary 22, 1990—A by-election is taking place in Glasgow and one of the candidates represents the Referendum for the Return of Capital Punishment party. Whe

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Evil Eye - Part 1September 4, 1990—The death of a policeman during an armed raid in London in which a number of diamond thieves managed to get away with a large haul, is trace
2. S06E02Evil Eye - Part 2December 11, 1990—As the robbers begin dying one by one, seemingly victims of the dead woman's curse, Danny, the person who actually stabbed the traveller for
3. S06E03Evil Eye - Part 3December 18, 1990—Jean Taggart falls into a coma after a car accident just as Danny, the only surviving member of the trio, plans to escape to Spain with Jane
4. S06E04Death Comes Softly - Part OneDecember 3, 1990—Taggart and Jardine are called to investigate the murders of elderly residents.
5. S06E05Death Comes Softly - Part TwoDecember 10, 1990—Having persuaded his Aunt Sophie to move into a care home, he's keen to handle the sale of her house. The killer strikes again, and Lena is
6. S06E06Death Comes Softly - Part ThreeDecember 17, 1990—After a body is found in Sophie's attic, she's plunged into a great depression, she asks her young teenage helpers for assistance. The kille
7. S06E07Rogues' GalleryDecember 31, 1990—When a body is found in the boot of a car being crushed in a scrap metal yard, DCI Taggart and DS Jardine are called to investigate. The gri

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Violent DelightsJanuary 1, 1992—When a sixth form student who is spying on his French teacher becomes the prime witness to her husband's murder, DCI Taggart, newly promoted
2. S07E02Nest of VipersJanuary 9, 1992—The discovery of two skulls at the site for a new by-pass road leads the team to a pharmaceutical company. Someone doesn't want the skulls i
3. S07E03Double ExposureJanuary 30, 1992—Racial violence or something more sinister? The Taggart team are baffled by murders with no connection other than a possible racial link. Or

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01The Hit ManSeptember 17, 1992—n old friend from Taggart's past gets out of prison and the bodies start piling up. But is there some fishy business going on that muddies t
2. S08E02Ring of DeceitOctober 8, 1992—A research scientist is murdered by an unknown assailant but it soon becomes clear that she is another victim of a serial rapist - 'The Mech
3. S08E03Fatal InheritanceJanuary 1, 1993—When Dr Janet Napier walks free from court on a "Not Proven" verdict, Taggart begins a more personal investigation. However as more murders

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Death BenefitsFebruary 16, 1993—Julia Fraser, wife of a police sergeant, is brutally murdered whilst he is on duty. During a search of the house a list of names is found. I
2. S09E02GingerbreadApril 20, 1993—The murder of his father sets young Simon Barrow on a nightmare journey, and his dying words on Simon's answer-phone throw the police on a t
3. S09E03Death Without DishonourMay 11, 1993—The Taggart team are responsible for protecting witnesses involved in a "cab war" trial. It seems there may be a hidden agenda when the pros

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Instrument of Justice - Part 1September 30, 1993—Taggart has a new boss and he must take orders from her even though he has doubts about the guilt of a gang member. People are later found m
2. S10E02Instrument of Justice - Part 2October 7, 1993—With Sean Brady still on the run, the case against John McLintock looks set to collapse. The killer strikes again, taking a third victim, re
3. S10E03Instrument of Justice - Part 3October 14, 1993—The trial against John McLintock collapses, but his victory is short lived. The killer makes a direct threat to DCS Ellen Gordon, leaving a

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01HellfireOctober 27, 1994—On April 30th a businessman James Martin is murdered with a chainsaw under suspicious curcumstances and Taggart, Jardine and Reid are assign
2. S11E02Prayer for the DeadJanuary 11, 1995—Taggart is promoted to Acting Superintendent after Jack McVitie takes a heart attack. When two young girls are murdered Taggart starts to wo
3. S11E03Black OrchidFebruary 25, 1995—Tony Sabina is in town again, "The Great Sabina" to his fans. His hypnotic show relies on volunteers, among who is a young man called Stuart

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01LegendsNovember 2, 1995—Jardine and Reid investigate a killing in a country house swimming pool. One of the victims is Rick Mulvey, former lead guitar of the 60s po
2. S12E02Devil's AdvocateJanuary 4, 1996—When a clever lawyer gains an acquittal for his client on an apparently straightforward murder charge, the team are compelled to restart the
3. S12E03Angel EyesMarch 21, 1996—The murder of a musician sees Jardine's team mixing with the gay community. When a second murder with the same MO is committed Jardine is fo

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Dead Mans ChestSeptember 19, 1996—A 15 year-old gold bullion robbery leads the Maryhill team on a race against time as one by one the robbers are murdered. With pirates, trea
2. S13E02ApocalypseJanuary 9, 1997—The bizarre murders of opponents and ex-members of a religious cult have the team baffled. Each murder follows the Biblical plagues of egypt
3. S13E03BabushkaSeptember 4, 1997—Mail order brides or women to order? Glasgow takes on a Russian flavour when the trail from the murder of wealthy local business man hots up

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01BeserkerJanuary 1, 1998—Illegal body building drugs combined with mind bending additives cause a series of deaths around the muscle scene in Glasgow. In a race agai
2. S14E02Out of BoundsMarch 1, 1998—A school master is beaten to death with a cricket bat by an unknown assailant. 60 years later, the body is found by students on a cross coun
3. S14E03Dead ReckoningJuly 15, 1998—An 'escort agency' woman is found brutally murdered in a hotel carpark. At the same time the daughter of a well known ex-army colonel goes m

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

1. S15E01A Few Bad MenOctober 8, 1998—Jardine and Reid are called in to investigate the Murder of a soldier at a Glasgow barracks. The newly promoted Jardine finds it difficult t
2. S15E02Long Time DeadNovember 1, 1998—DCI Jardine is hosting the Strathclyde CID Dinner at the Crawford Hotel when the body of the owner is found strangled and dumped in the back

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

1. S16E01BloodlinesJanuary 16, 1999—After serving a life sentence for the murder of a family of five when she was just sixteen, Susan Keller is released from prison. However, s
2. S16E02A Fistful of ChipsSeptember 7, 1999—A string of people are murdered by electrocution. All of these people are in some way connected to with a local (and popular) spiritualist,
3. S16E03Fearful LightningOctober 21, 1999—A delivery van is hijacked and its contents stolen. But there's more going on than meets the eye, and meanwhile, someone's knocking off anyo
4. S16E04For Their SinsNovember 21, 1999—Jardine and the team investigate the murders of drug dealers in the Glasgow community.

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

1. S17E01Ghost RiderFebruary 15, 2000—A charred body is found in a car, leading the team into a web of police corruption and cover-ups. Jardine, Reid, Fraser and Ross investigate
2. S17E02Skin DeepSeptember 14, 2000—When a man is found bleeding to death in a health club and two of the female members claim to have had intimate relationships with him, Reid
3. S17E03WavelengthSeptember 21, 2000—A therapist returns home after his late-night radio phone-in show to find his wife murdered. Jardine and the team investigate.
4. S17E04Football CrazySeptember 28, 2000—Jardine and the team investigate a series of murky going-ons at a football club whose lack of success on the pitch is matched by an unaccoun
5. S17E05Falling in LoveOctober 1, 2001—DCI Jardine and the team investigate a series of mysterious deaths among members of a tango club after a pre-wedding parachute jump ends in

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

1. S18E01Death TrapJanuary 14, 2002—The police are dealing with a bizarre case and as Michael Jardine seems to be one step ahead of his friends, it results in a tragedy that wi
2. S18E02Fire, BurnJanuary 21, 2002—When a body is found in the basement of a burnt-out factory, Burke realises that his arson case has become much more interesting than origin
3. S18E03WatertightJuly 8, 2002—The discovery of the body of an underage prostitute causes Ross to go after a long time nemesis with renewed vigour. This decision sets into
4. S18E04The Friday EventJuly 15, 2002—A student dies when he falls from a roof at a top Glasgow school and a journalist reveals that the death is drugs related. But then the jour

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

1. S19E01Hard ManDecember 4, 2002—DCI Burke and the team are called in to investigate the discovery of a mangled body in what appears to be an industrial accident at a Clyde
2. S19E02Fade to BlackDecember 11, 2002—A young nurse is found strangled in her home, with no sign of forced entry and two glasses of wine on the table. On finding a large quantity
3. S19E03Blood MoneyDecember 18, 2002—A boxing promoter is found strangled, and while Ross breaks the news to his widow, Burke and Reid interview the previous night's fighters. T
4. S19E04New LifeJanuary 4, 2003—DS Jackie Reid feels upstaged when the team is joined by DS Hannah Fairchild, an officer with ambitions to take Burke's seat.The team have t
5. S19E05Bad BloodJanuary 11, 2003—In the aftermath of the stabbing of a Kurdish minicab driver, Burke finds himself delegated an officer with a working knowledge of race-hate
6. S19E06Halfway HouseJanuary 18, 2003—A young man is found shot in a public park, and the only clue to his identity is a library ticket from a local college. Burke, Ross and Reid
7. S19E07An Eye for an EyeJanuary 25, 2003—When a doctor at a women's health centre is murdered, anti-abortionists are the prime suspects. Burke and his team investigate whether the p

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

1. S20E01Penthouse and PavementOctober 7, 2003—A famous novelist is found murdered in an alley the morning after a prestigious book launch, and DCI Burke's team's only lead is a drugged a
2. S20E02AtonementDecember 3, 2003—Billy McCree is murdered in his workshop, and his severed hand is found next to him. The obvious suspect is Jim Naysmith, just out of jail a
3. S20E03CompensationApril 30, 2004—DCI Burke's personal life comes to the fore as the team are called to the countryside of Fenmore after a farmer is killed in a suspicious fi
4. S20E04Saints and SinnersDecember 30, 2004—When lawyer Richard Flett is shot dead, suspicion initially falls on his widow Adele and his partner Charlie Muir, who were having an affair

Season 20 ranked & reviewed