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''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network. The series revolved around a group of detectives, initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set in other parts of Greater Glasgow and in other areas of Scotland. The team operated out of the fictional John Street police station. ''Taggart'' was one of the UK's longest-running television dramas〔(There's been a commission – new Taggart series ordered ), The Guardian〕 and the longest-running police drama after the cancellation of ''The Bill''.〔(The Bill: ITV drops police drama after 27 years ), The Guardian〕 Mark McManus, who played the title character Jim Taggart, died in 1994; however, the series continued under the same name. The show's 100th story was aired on the ITV network on Christmas Eve 2009. In May 2011 the ITV network decided to axe ''Taggart'' from the network after 28 years. The series theme music is "No Mean City" sung by Maggie Bell. ==History== The Scottish BAFTA-winning pilot episode, "Killer", directed by Laurence Moody and broadcast in 1983, introduced the character Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Jim Taggart (played by Mark McManus until his death in 1994), a tough and experienced detective who had worked his way up through the ranks. His original sidekick was Detective Sergeant (DS) Peter Livingstone (Neil Duncan). Livingstone represented the new breed of young graduates entering the police force, and frequently had a difficult relationship with Taggart as a result. Taggart's boss in the pilot was Superintendent Robert Murray (Tom Watson), known as "The Mint" after the well-known sweet. This humour was continued in the subsequent series, when Taggart's boss after the second episode ("Dead Ringer") being Superintendent Jack McVitie (Iain Anders), nicknamed "The Biscuit" because he shared his name with a popular brand of biscuits. Another important character was Taggart's long-suffering, wheelchair-bound wife Jean (Harriet Buchan), whose disability did not prevent her from pursuing a number of interests in life while her cynical husband stuck mainly to his job. Throughout the McManus era, there was nearly always a sub-plot in every episode which involved the domestic life of the Taggarts which, on occasion became intertwined with the case being investigated. The most memorable of these was the Taggarts' ongoing care of Jean's senile Aunt Hettie (Sheila Donald), whom Jim despises and begrudges staying in his house. This sub-plot ran through 1990-91, until the Hettie character was finally killed off in the 1991 season finale ("Violet Delights"). In 1987 the character of Mike Jardine (James MacPherson) was introduced, Neil Duncan also left the series in 1987 and in 1990 a new female sidekick, Jackie Reid (Blythe Duff), was introduced. McManus died in 1994, in the middle of filming an episode. His absence was explained by the claim that Taggart was in constant meetings with the Chief Constable. In 1995 the episode "Black Orchid" opened with Taggart's funeral. Despite the death of the title character, the series continued with the same title. Jardine was promoted to Detective Inspector and DC Stuart Fraser (Colin McCredie) was introduced, becoming the long-suffering sidekick to Jardine, former long-suffering sidekick to Taggart. Fraser was later revealed to be gay. DI Robbie Ross (John Michie) joined the team in 1998 (Michie had made an early appearance in ''Taggart'' in 1990, when he played a suspect called Robby Meiklejohn in an episode called "Love Knot"). When MacPherson left the series in 2002 his character was killed off and replaced with DCI Matt Burke, formerly of Special Branch (played by Alex Norton, who had previously appeared in the series playing a murder suspect in 1986, in the episode "Knife Edge"). Much was made of the platonic relationship between Jardine and Reid. The two were shown to share a brother/sister-like bond. Both pursued a number of relationships with other characters over the years. Reid even got married, but later separated from her husband, who then died. The personal relationships of the police officers in this series were shown as nothing to be envious of: Reid once described herself, Burke, Ross and Fraser as three divorcees and a celibate homosexual (in the episode "Penthouse and Pavement"). After filming was completed on series 26, in December 2009, Colin McCredie was informed that he and his character would not be returning for filming of the next series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taggart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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