Jim Taggart Jim Taggart "See also: James Taggart (disambiguation)" Detective Chief Inspector James Taggart was the main character in "Taggart" from 1983 to 1995. He was played by Mark McManus until his death in June 1994, with the last episode featuring Taggart being broadcast in January 1995. A tough, no-nonsense policeman of the old school, Taggart has little time for subtlety, sensitivity or many of the more modern aspects of police work that his junior colleagues place faith in. His focus is always on solving the crime, using traditional police methods of evidence and proof. He had worked his way up from
Detective (band) disband. Michael Des Barres from the band performed songs on the fourth episode of the first season of the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" as part of the fictional hoodlum rock group "Scum of the Earth". Michael Des Barres (who played "Sir Charles Weatherbee" aka "Dog") and two other actors ("Peter Elbling", as "Blood", and "Jim Henderson", as "Nigel") played the part of the band during most of the TV show, but the band Detective performed on the end of the show segment. Detective (band) Detective was an American/English rock band that toured and recorded in the late 1970s. Detective consisted