A boxing promoter is found murdered with his mouth stuffed full of money and the Glasgow detectives quickly discover they are involved with a fight-fixing ring but other deaths follow and Fraser feels the lash of Burke's tongue before the villain is finally counted out.
DI Robbie Ross discovers a body while on a romantic tryst with new girlfriend Eve and foolishly fails to report it officially instead making an anonymous call to the local police station. His actions come back to haunt him when it transpires Eve works at the same photography studio as the dead man - and to complicate matters further a link emerges with the first major murder case he worked on.
A medical researcher accuses a rival doctor of attacking him with a syringe full of lethal drugs but when he is later found murdered the bitter feud between the two medics turns out to be just the tip of the iceberg for DCI Burke and the team. Both men have many enemies especially after their drug trials resulted in a woman's death and affairs of the heart muddy the water for the detectives in their search for the real killer.
A nurse is found strangled apparently the victim of a straightforward crime of passion but the team learn of her high-rolling secret life and discover a large quantity of cash in her flat. The mystery is compounded by the appearance of a peeping Tom determined to follow and film every move Burke makes.
Murder strikes at the heart of Glasgow's scientific community when Professor Lloyd a leading researcher at Wenbourne is killed en-route to make the keynote speech at Glasgow's Science Centre. DCI Burke and the team initially suspect the protest group that has been campaigning against Lloyd's research into genetic engineering but on closer examination Burke discovers a world where the human motives of greed love and ambition raise their ugly heads.
A young man is found shot in a public park. The only clue to the identity of the young man is a library ticket from a local college. Burke Ross and Reid set about tracing the young man which leads them to a half-way house which boasts a familiar list of ex-cons as long as your arm. But hostility comes from a surprising source as the head of the hostel is not too pleased to have Burke and his team as guests!
When a young prostitute is found dead in a river Ross corners the suspect by enlisting the help of police informant Sadie. When she is found dead Ross' job is on the line and he makes it his mission to find out who killed Sadie.
FARMER IAN COUTES is found burned to death in a suspicious house fire. The Taggart team is called to the small village of Fenmore to investigate. It quickly becomes apparent that Fenmore is a divided community. Foot and mouth disease has destroyed generations of farming and heightened animosity between locals and incomers, in particular against Mark Andrews who works for a land development company which is buying up local farm land. The investigation team discovers that the dean man had been in serious debt and had sold most of his land to the company. A second farmer is murdered and when DCI Burke discovers that Andrews has a criminal record for intimidation, it puts him at the top of the suspect list. However, when a third farmer is murdered it becomes clear that something more sinister is going on in Fenmore. The city of Glasgow backdrop with its characteristic wit, combines with the menacing nature of the cases, make Taggart unique in style, and it is now the longest running detective drama on UK television
Four further investigations from the famed Scottish detectives.
Episode 42 - Death Trap When the son of a Glasgow politician is assassinated the Taggart team are brought in. Episode 43 - Fire Burn A body is found in a burnt out factory. When the bombmaker's body turns up the race is on to find the real culprit before he plants more bombs and kills again. Episode 44 - Watertight When a young prostitute is found dead in a river Ross enlists the help of police informant Sadie wo gets killed. It is Ross's job to find out who killed Sadie.
A man's mangled body is found in a Clydeside shipyard and it becomes clear many people wished him dead. The atmosphere within the investigating team remains fraught - though the arrival of forensic specialist Sheila Crombie could improve Burke's mood.
A quartet of intriguing adventures for the Glaswegian detectives. Babushka: After the murder of a wealthy Scottish businessman the Taggart team becomes involved with a shady agency which pairs up Russian women with available Scottish men. They piece together a story of blackmail and intrigue where the villains play for high stakes... Berserker: A new amphetamine-type drug Berserker appears on the streets of Glasgow and is particularly popular with bodybuilders.
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