Taggart "Taggart" was one of the UK's longest-running television dramas and the longest-running police drama after the cancellation of "The Bill". Mark McManus, who played the title character Jim Taggart, died in 1994; however, the series continued under the same name. The series theme music is "No Mean City" sung by Maggie Bell. 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
Fish (singer) 16 April. He played "Derek Trout", a record producer in the 1999 series, "The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star". He also appeared as "Barry Judd" in a 2000 episode of the TV detective series "Rebus" alongside John Hannah. Later in 2000, Fish would go on to act this time in the popular Scottish detective television programme "Taggart" episode number 48 "Skin Deep". In 2001, he auditioned (unsuccessfully) for the James Bond film "Die Another Day". He then went on to appear in two episodes of "Snoddy", a short lived Scottish television sitcom. In 2004, Fish played "Finlay