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  1. May 12, 2021 · Following Mark McManus's untimely death in 1994, James became the lead actor but was forced to leave the show in 2002 due to a collapsed lung. He subsequently set up an acting company with...

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    He was best known for playing the tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in the long-running STV television series Taggart from 1983 until his death in 1994.

  4. Aug 4, 2024 · The actor appeared in 40 episodes of the show but died in 1997 aged 64. James MacPherson. James Macpherson became the main detective's sidekick after Alastair Duncan left his role. Following the ...

  5. May 12, 2021 · James played DCI Michael Jardine, Taggart's sidekick after Neil Duncan left the show. Following Mark McManus's untimely death in 1994, James became the lead actor but was forced to leave the show in 2002 due to a collapsed lung.

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    "You know what thought did? Shoved a feather up its bum and thought it was a chicken"

    Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart was the main character in Taggart from 1983 to 1994. He was played by Mark McManus until his death in 1994. The character is most famous for the line "There's been a murder!" which has been the subject of parody in Scottish comedy.

    He made his first appearance in the pilot episode "Killer" alongside sidekick Detective Sergeant Peter Livingstone, a university-educated graduate from Edinburgh and in 1985, the show was renamed after him in his honour. Taggart was a working-class man and had worked his way up through the ranks and throughout the programme is shown to be a tough, ...

  6. Sep 21, 2023 · James took over as DCI Taggart's new sidekick, DCI Michael Jardine, after Neil left the crime drama for Hollywood. The pair became so close that Mark McManus became the godfather to his...

  7. Feb 8, 2024 · Mark McManus played the character of TV detective Jim Taggart from 1983 until he passed away in 1994. Picture: STV Group. 30 years on from the death of Mark McManus, the crime series still...

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