Taggart: Set 1

This team of Glasgow cops is as hard as the criminals they chase and as gritty as the city they call home. Matthew Burke (Alex Norton, Patriot Games) is their leader, a chief inspector who has seen it all before and fully expects to see it all again. Robbie Ross (John Michie, To Walk with Lions) often finds himself on the receiving end of Burke's sarcasm, though the hardworking Jackie Reid (Blythe Duff) and fresh-faced Stuart Fraser (Colin McCredie) do not escape either. Edgy mysteries, intriguing characters and a dark sense of humor give the series a universal appeal-even while reveling in its seamy Scottish setting.

Halfway House - When a young man is shot dead for no apparent reason, suspicion falls on one of the other residents of the halfway house where he lived. In this hostel for ex cons, debtors, and the former homeless, everyone has a past they want to keep secret. But only one is prepared to kill to make sure it stays that way.

Hardman - A murder disguised as an industrial accident leaves a mangled body and DCI Burke and his colleagues on the wrong trail. As the local shipyard workers begin to compete with Far East yards, DS Reid finds incriminating photographs of their boss that might prove a motive for murder.

Fade to Black - After a nurse is stabbed to death, the detectives arrest her regular taxi driver, a man with a history of stalking and assaulting women. But they also focus on a doctor who had an affair with the victim, not to mention a sideline channeling stolen pharmaceuticals to a drug dealer.

Blood Money - A boxing fight turns deadly post-bout when the promoter is murdered and the night's takings stolen. After the ringside doctor is killed and a fight-fixing scam uncovered, Burke and company must act quickly to prevent further deaths.

New Life - A pharmaceutical research scientist dies in a car bomb on the way to giving a potentially explosive speech at an important international conference. Could blame lie with the protestors who have been targeting him? Or maybe a grudge-holding scientist from a rival firm? Or was it an inside job?

Bad Blood - In the aftermath of the stabbing of a Kurdish minicab driver, Burke finds himself delegated an officer with a working knowledge of race-hate crimes - an ambitious woman who Ross, Fraser and Reid take to immediately. However, Burke resents his investigation being shackled by politically correct demands, especially when a motive has yet to be established.

An Eye for an Eye - When a doctor at a women's health centre is murdered, anti-abortionists are the prime suspects. Burke and his team investigate whether the protesters have been framed.

Written by Michael Jenner, John Brown, Martin McArdle, Rob Fraser, Stuart Hepburn
Directed by Ian Madden, Brian Kelly, Andy Goddard, Patrick Harkins