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
Robot Detective as Keiji K because out of all television characters, Keiji K is his favorite. Robot Detective The hero of this series is a robot named "Robot Detective K" (or just "K"), who has no human form, but when not in battle, dresses up in human clothes and has a human-like personality Along with "Android Kikaider" "Robot Detective" was one of the early predecessors to what would become the "Metal Hero Series" of programs featuring human-sized cyborg heroes. Opening Theme: Ending Theme: Insert Song: In the British television series Japanorama, host Jonathan Ross wears Keiji K's human outfit in some segments.