15 certificateTaggart is a Drama programme that first aired in 1983 and has been classified a 15 certificate.

The Hitman has no rating, but Taggart is a 3/5 star programme.
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Taggart: The Hitman

Series 8, episode 1

Originally Aired On: Thursday, 17 September 1992

In an episode originally screened in 1992, the long suffering Scottish detective tries to defend a childhood friend recently released from prison when a series of shootings puts him in the frame for murder. Mark McManus stars as gruff crime buster Jim Taggart, while series regulars Blythe Duff (DS Jackie Reid) and James MacPherson (Mike Jardine) also star. There's also an appearance from Clare Grogan, best known for her work with the band Altered Images and cult TV hit Red Dwarf

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Image for Mark McManusMark McManus...Jim Taggart
James MacPherson...Mike Jardine
Image for Blythe DuffBlythe Duff...Jackie Reid
Iain Anders...Supt. McVitie
Robert Robertson...Dr. Andrews
Harriet Buchan...Jean Taggart
Alastair Duncan...DS Peter Livingstone
Allan Astaire...Matt Dillon
Leigh Biagi...Alison Taggart
Geoff Brown...TV Reporter
Kenneth Bryans...George Wilkie
Robert W. Carr...Tommy Catto
Simon Christie...Auditor
Kern Falconer...Macdonald
John Grieve...Billy the Armourer
Clare Grogan...Mary Catto
Diane Hogg...Karen Wilkie
Ian Hogg...Jimmy Catto
Sy Hollands...Louise Wilkie
Paul Jennings...Willie
Gilbert Martin...The Priest
Gary McKay...Gary
Jack McKenzie...David Laing
Mary Ann Reid...Laura Laing
John Salthouse...Macnally
Allan Sharpe...Jock Henderson
Fiona Tong...Ailsa Catto
Tam White...Malcolm Steen