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
Jim McManus (actor) Virtue" (2008), and featured in the 2014 film "Pride", directed by Matthew Warchus. Jim McManus (actor) Jim McManus is a British actor who has starred in various television, stage and film roles, including "Tipping the Velvet", "Lawless Heart" and "Only Fools and Horses". In the 1970s he appeared in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Invisible Enemy". He has also starred in the popular television drama "Heartbeat" and twice in critically acclaimed drama "Minder". McManus briefly played Aberforth Dumbledore in the fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in 2007. He also had roles in "Silver