Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart is a tough, sarcastic copper who has come up the hard way in the Maryhill Police Department. When he's out to solve a murder, he uses whatever means he must to catch the killer - and he never gives up the chase. Set in Scotland's largest city, Glasgow's often mean, gritty streets are witness to many gruesome and inflammatory crimes. With its grisly details and complex plots, you will witness why Taggart has become the longest running police detective drama on British television.