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
Jim Taggart slightly sentimental man within. The character's common statement of "There's been a murder!" has been the subject of parody in Scottish comedy. In Taggart "Cold Blood" in 1987 Jim and Jean celebrated their silver wedding anniversary, indicating that they married sometime in 1961. He died on 17 September 1994, as shown on his coffin in "Black Orchid" in February 1995. This episode followed a series of shootings, which Tony Sabina, a hypnotist had hired someone to shoot people dead. Jim is widely remembered throughout the world of detective drama. Character profile on 'IMDb' Jim Taggart "See also: James Taggart (disambiguation)"