Glenn Chandler (including its series "Crown Court") before creating and writing his own series "Taggart" for STV Productions (ITV Network). Chandler created "Taggart" for STV's Controller of Drama, Robert Love, who wanted to set a police series in Glasgow. Chandler was inspired by true crime and real life, and even lifted the names of characters for the series from gravestones in Maryhill Cemetery in Glasgow. The series continued even after the death of the actor Mark McManus, who played the lead role of Jim Taggart, and became the longest-running police drama on British television. Chandler has continued to write for his first
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