Taggart Season 22 Episodes

Episode 1

Cause and Effect

70 mins

When an attractive young trophy wife is found dead in her home, it sparks intrigue around an affluent marina - her husband initially seems to be the prime suspect.

Episode 2

A Taste of Money

70 mins

When a caustic restaurant critic is found murdered, suspicion falls on the thief who fled the scene. But could a chef with a score to settle be the culprit?

Episode 3

A Death Foretold

68 mins

When the body of a student is discovered in an alley, a bloodstained leaflet at the scene is traced back to a church. Could the parish priest be involved?

Episode 4

Running Out of Time

90 mins

Burke is shot whilst taking a break from work, and on the same day, another fraud squad detective's body is found by a colleague. When both victims' properties are searched, large amounts of cash are found, leading to fears of bribery. With Burke's reputation and life on the line, the race is on to find the perpetrator.

Episode 5

Cause to Kill

90 mins

Burke investigates a copycat killing inspired by a murder committed 20 years ago. With the help of forensic psychologist and author, Irene Russell, he attempts to solve the case before the killer claims more victims. As the case continues, it appears that the ultimate target may be someone at the heart of the investigation.

Episode 6

Do or Die

69 mins

Following a poor career appraisal Robbie aims to redeem himself by going undercover at an army base where a young private died in suspicious circumstances. It is a brutal regime, exemplified by the sadistic Sergeant Kent, but there are two further deaths, both of instructors known for their harsh treatment of recruits. The investigation leads to the female Private Lombard, who was the apparent victim of a gang rape by soldiers at the base.

Episode 7

Dead Man Walking

69 mins

When motor mechanic Andy meets a gruesome death, suspicion initially falls on his business partner Tony, whose car is found at a well-known suicide spot and who has apparently killed himself. However, it transpires that Tony was the intended victim and the connection is down to the murderous Callaghan brothers, released from prison after twenty years and bent on revenge on the people who put them there.

Episode 8

Law

A missing teenage girl's body is found on a piece of wasteland near a fairground. Tensions between locals and the show people have already been running high. The team must tread carefully if they are to catch the murderer - opinions differ on how to handle the case.

Episode 9

The Best and the Brightest

68 mins

Brilliant haemotology student Mia Hassan is murdered in her lab when she inhales something which induces a severe anaphylactic shock. The only clue to her social life is a man called Luke, allegedly in Seattle, with whom she exchanged e-mails. Pushy media student Jessica Flowers seems to have known Mia better than she claimed but she becomes the next victim and she also used the internet for sexy chats with a mystery man. Could the link be the handsome and charming Professor Murray who also happens to be an old flame of Jackie's?