TV series

Taggart

1983–2011 · 27 seasons

A dour, methodical Scottish police procedural that unfolds at a steady investigative pace, with grim murders and a lived-in Glasgow atmosphere.

Overview: Taggart is a Scottish detective television program. The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow area, and as of the most recent series the team have operated out of the fictional John Street police station across the street from the City Chambers.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, justice, death, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
justice
death
betrayal
work
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild