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
Jack Taggart Jack Taggart Jack Taggart, Jr. (born February 3, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. Taggart was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round (85th overall) of the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. Born in 1950 in Calgary, Alberta, Taggart played with the Canada men's national ice hockey team during the 1968-69 season, and then attended the University of Denver where he played with the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team. In January 1970, Taggart suffered serious injuries to his head and jaw as a result of a car accident. Taggart began his professional career in