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
Tamara Taggart and her husband Dave have a son, Beckett, born August 2, 2007; a daughter, Zoë, born September 24, 2008; and a daughter, Poppy, born August 16, 2010. Taggart co-hosted "Live! with Regis and Kelly" for one day on Friday August 21, 2009. On December 8, 2010, it was announced that Taggart would co-anchor the "CTV News at Six" alongside Mike Killeen, effective January 3, 2011, following the stepping-down of longtime anchors Pamela Martin and Bill Good.Tamara Taggart was recently fired from CTV due to restructuring. On December 11, 2018, Taggart announced that she was seeking the Liberal nomination for the