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Release Date:: 18 Oct 2019
Genre:: Crime / Drama / Mystery
Country:: UK
Runtime:: 46 min

The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.

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Seasons

Season 1 1 episodes
Season 2 2 episodes
Season 3 3 episodes
Season 4 3 episodes
Season 5 3 episodes
Season 6 2 episodes
Season 7 2 episodes
Season 8 3 episodes
Season 10 2 episodes
Season 11 3 episodes
Season 12 2 episodes
Season 13 3 episodes
Season 14 3 episodes
Season 15 2 episodes
Season 16 4 episodes
Season 17 5 episodes
Season 18 4 episodes
Season 19 7 episodes
Season 20 4 episodes
Season 21 5 episodes
Season 22 9 episodes
Season 23 4 episodes
Season 24 11 episodes
Season 25 5 episodes
Season 26 3 episodes
Season 27 6 episodes

Episodes

3 Murder in Season 1985-07-23

Glamorous opera singer, Eleanor Samson, returns to Glasgow, her home town, to sing with Scottish Opera. She hopes to bring…
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Glamorous opera singer, Eleanor Samson, returns to Glasgow, her home town, to sing with Scottish Opera. She hopes to bring about a reconciliation with her estranged husband, John, but she is furious to discover that there is a new woman in John's life - blonde, attractive Kirsty King. When Kirsty's body is found in the burnt out shell of John's boat, Eleanor Samson is the prime suspect. Jim Taggart, tough Glasgow detective and his smooth assistant, Peter Livingstone, fall out over the case. Livingstone believes that Eleanor is guilty; Taggart cannot believe that a woman like Eleanor could be a murderess. Is Taggart allowing his judgement to be clouded by Eleanor's fame and beauty?
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1 Knife Edge 1986-02-24

2 Death Call 1986-09-02

Taggart and his partner Peter Livingstone are called in to investigate the macabre killing of the wife of a wealthy…
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Taggart and his partner Peter Livingstone are called in to investigate the macabre killing of the wife of a wealthy landowner whose body is found strangled and weighed down with luggage in a reservoir. The husband was last seen preparing to go to Switzerland with a large sum of money in a holdall.
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1 The Killing Philosophy 1987-04-15

2 Funeral Rites 1987-09-09

The discovery of a charred corpse in a disused railway tunnel sets Taggart on the gruesome hunt for a ruthless…
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The discovery of a charred corpse in a disused railway tunnel sets Taggart on the gruesome hunt for a ruthless killer in an investigation with sinister undertones of black magic and voodoo. The wife of an arthritic dentist narrowly escapes a series of murder attempts, adding to a complex case for Taggart and his team.
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3 Cold Blood 1987-12-31

1 Dead Giveaway 1988-09-07

2 Root of Evil 1988-09-28

During the Glasgow Garden Festival the severed head of loan shark Willie Lomax is found in a blocked drain. He…
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During the Glasgow Garden Festival the severed head of loan shark Willie Lomax is found in a blocked drain. He is but the first victim in what appears to be a serial killer taking out murderous revenge on loan sharks. Lomax's brother, his unhappy son and the boy's stepfather, however, may provide clues to take the investigation in a different direction.
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3 Double Jeopardy 1988-12-30

The body of Rowena Bain is discovered in a wood. The forensic evidence suggests suicide, but Taggart is suspicious. The…
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The body of Rowena Bain is discovered in a wood. The forensic evidence suggests suicide, but Taggart is suspicious. The victim's sister thinks that Rowena's husband, Maurice, killed her. The case against Maurice grows when it is discovered that his first wife also disappeared in mysterious circumstances.
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1 Flesh and Blood 1989-09-05

2 Love Knot 1990-01-01

3 Hostile Witness 1990-02-22

2 Death Comes Softly 1990-12-03

3 Rogues' Gallery 1990-12-31

1 Violent Delights 1992-01-01

3 Double Exposure 1992-01-30

1 The Hit Man 1992-09-17

2 Ring of Deceit 1992-10-08

3 Fatal Inheritance 1993-01-01

1 Instrument of Justice 1993-09-30

2 Forbidden Fruit 1994-01-01

1 Hellfire 1994-10-27

2 Prayer for the Dead 1995-01-11

3 Black Orchid 1995-02-25

Tony Sabina is in town again, "The Great Sabina" to his fans. His hypnotic show relies on volunteers, among who…
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Tony Sabina is in town again, "The Great Sabina" to his fans. His hypnotic show relies on volunteers, among who is a young man called Stuart Fraser, and a girl called Frances Shaw. Frances who is hypnotized to believe that she could swim the channel is found drowned after the show. The resulting publicity leaves Sabins career in tatters and he decides to get even with all those who contribute to his downfall. Jardine and Reid investigate a series of killings that may have been carried out "to order".
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2 Devil's Advocate 1996-01-04

3 Angel Eyes 1996-03-21

The murder of a musician sees Jardine's team mixing with the gay community. When a second murder with the same…
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The murder of a musician sees Jardine's team mixing with the gay community. When a second murder with the same MO is committed Jardine is forced to face his deep seated prejudice's to get to the truth behind the murders. DC Stuart Fraser realises his secret is no longer safe and is 'outed' by a former boyfriend.
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1 Dead Man's Chest 1996-09-19

A 15 year-old gold bullion robbery leads the Maryhill team on a race against time as one by one the…
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A 15 year-old gold bullion robbery leads the Maryhill team on a race against time as one by one the robbers are murdered. With pirates, treasure chests and secret maps to buried treasure muddying the waters will the team solve the murders and find the lost treasure before the last robber is killed?
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2 Apocalypse 1997-01-09

The bizarre murders of opponents and ex-members of a religious cult have the team baffled. Each murder follows the Biblical…
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The bizarre murders of opponents and ex-members of a religious cult have the team baffled. Each murder follows the Biblical plagues of Egypt which according the Book of Revelation will proceed Armageddon. There are more than fifty members of the cult, most of whom would kill if asked to do so by the cult leader, David Burns. Who is responsible and who will be next?
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3 Babushka 1997-09-04

1 Berserker 1998-01-01

Unlawful body building drugs combined with mind bending additives cause a series of deaths around the muscle scene in Glasgow.…
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Unlawful body building drugs combined with mind bending additives cause a series of deaths around the muscle scene in Glasgow. In a race against time to find the source of the deadly drug the Maryhill team call on the help of a famous chemistry professor at the University. But is he helping or is he the source of the drug?
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2 Out of Bounds 1998-03-01

Taggart investigates a triple murder at an exclusive boys' boarding school. In each case the victim is a disciplinarian schoolmaster.…
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Taggart investigates a triple murder at an exclusive boys' boarding school. In each case the victim is a disciplinarian schoolmaster. Eventually he discovers a further link in that several years earlier they had all been prefects who bullied a boy called John Chisholm. John Chisholm has now come back to get revenge, though not in the form that his victims would have recognized.
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3 Dead Reckoning 1998-07-15

Two women who work for an apparently respectable escort agency are separately murdered. At the same time Peter Letham, who…
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Two women who work for an apparently respectable escort agency are separately murdered. At the same time Peter Letham, who runs an outward bound activity course for executives in the Highlands, reports the disappearance of his wife on a shopping trip to Glasgow. Peter's employer is a principal suspect, causing Jackie to go undercover as a course member.
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1 A Few Bad Men 1998-10-08

Mike Jardine investigates the death of a soldier at his barracks, in the company of gruff Sergeant Renshaw. New arrival…
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Mike Jardine investigates the death of a soldier at his barracks, in the company of gruff Sergeant Renshaw. New arrival Robbie Ross, a man with a chequered past, teams up with Jackie to look into the theft of a race horse and a murder at the race track. The different crimes eventually prove to be linked by another theft and murder from thirteen years earlier.
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2 Long Time Dead 1999-01-11

In this feature length investigation, Jardine and Reid find themselves embroiled in a disturbing case that leads them to the…
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In this feature length investigation, Jardine and Reid find themselves embroiled in a disturbing case that leads them to the dark underbelly of human nature. It is the annual Strathclyde CID Dinner at the Crawford Hotel, and the last place you'd think a murder would be committed. However, as the part is in full swing with The Sweet Muffins (The Oddballs) performing on stage, the body of the hotel owner is discovered strangled and dumped in the rubbish. When the main suspect is found murdered before the police can question him it is the start of a complex case that will effect Jardine in a way he cannot yet expect.
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1 Bloodlines 1999-01-16

2 A Fistful of Chips 1999-10-07

3 Fearful Lightning 1999-10-21

4 For Their Sins 1999-11-21

1 Ghost Rider 2000-02-15

A charred body is found in a car, leading the team into a web of police corruption and cover-ups.

2 Skin Deep 2000-09-14

When a man is found bleeding to death in a health club and two of the female members claim to…
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When a man is found bleeding to death in a health club and two of the female members claim to have had intimate relationships with him, Reid and Ross uncover a world of health-obsessed women with dark and dangerous secrets. Meanwhile, Ross becomes the subject of a corruption inquiry, and Jardine is forced to face up to his own mortality.
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3 Wavelength 2000-09-21

4 Football Crazy 2000-12-01

5 Falling in Love 2001-01-01

Chief Inspector Jardine and the team investigate a series of mysterious deaths among members of a tango club after a…
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Chief Inspector Jardine and the team investigate a series of mysterious deaths among members of a tango club after a pre-wedding parachute jump ends with the bridegroom plunging to his death. And as Jackie Reid's wedding day approaches, Ross tries to persuade her that she is rushing into marriage too quickly.
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1 Death Trap 2002-01-04

Johnny Innes, son of local politician Malcolm, is shot dead after interrupting one of his father's council meetings. Mike Jardine…
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Johnny Innes, son of local politician Malcolm, is shot dead after interrupting one of his father's council meetings. Mike Jardine clashes with Malcolm Innes and is taken off the case but pursues his own line of enquiry. Embittered Liam Kennedy is a qualified sniper and therefore becomes a major suspect, especially as he has a grudge against both Innes and Jardine, one of whom, at least, will find their days are numbered.
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2 Fire, Burn 2002-01-11

A charred corpse is found in the burnt out remains of a clothing factory. Scott Dewar, owner of a rival…
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A charred corpse is found in the burnt out remains of a clothing factory. Scott Dewar, owner of a rival factory, is the immediate suspect but Maureen Wishart reports her husband Derek missing and he not only worked for Dewar but had a knowledge of explosives. Meanwhile Jackie, still mourning Mike and watching her marriage crumble, finds her new boss Matt Burke difficult to get on with.
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3 Watertight 2002-07-08

When teenaged prostitute Dee is found murdered Robbie goes gunning for Willie Strachan, a man whom he has long suspected…
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When teenaged prostitute Dee is found murdered Robbie goes gunning for Willie Strachan, a man whom he has long suspected of being involved in sex trafficking. However, he is not the only suspect as law student Craig Colhoune, son of a widowed sheriff who dotes on him, also finds himself in the vicinity with unexplained blood on his sleeve. And there is Mo, violent husband of reformed prostitute Sadie.
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4 The Friday Event 2002-07-15

The apparent suicide of a sixth former at an elite boys' school turns into a murder enquiry and a journalist,…
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The apparent suicide of a sixth former at an elite boys' school turns into a murder enquiry and a journalist, much to the headmaster's displeasure, publishes an article linking the boy to drug-dealing before he too is murdered. A third body indicates a serial killer and the manner of the slaying leads to a famous painter.
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1 Hard Man 2002-12-02

2 Fade to Black 2002-12-21

A young nurse is found strangled in her home, with no sign of forced entry and two glasses of wine…
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A young nurse is found strangled in her home, with no sign of forced entry and two glasses of wine on the table. On finding a large quantity of cash hidden in her flat and signs of an affluent lifestyle, Burke and the team begin to suspect that the murder victim had a secret double life. Meanwhile, a mysterious and sinister person is following and filming Burke with a camcorder.
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3 Blood Money 2002-12-28

When a boxing promoter is found strangled with wads of bank notes stuffed in his mouth, the team investigate. Successful…
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When a boxing promoter is found strangled with wads of bank notes stuffed in his mouth, the team investigate. Successful fighter Andy Corbett was having an affair with Elaine, the victim's widow and the ringside doctor, Dr. Heron, has also been behaving suspiciously in trying to get rid of the boxers' medical record. Following another death, however, the motive appears to stem from fight fixing.
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4 New Life 2003-01-04

A top research scientist is blown up in his car having arrived in Glasgow to address a medical conference. There…
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A top research scientist is blown up in his car having arrived in Glasgow to address a medical conference. There has been opposition to his research and initially, this is where the investigation heads. However, it soon comes to light that there are others within the scientific community who could benefit from the murder.
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5 Bad Blood 2003-01-11

A Kurdish taxi driver is murdered and the team is joined by D.S. Fairchild, who is experienced in the matter…
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A Kurdish taxi driver is murdered and the team is joined by D.S. Fairchild, who is experienced in the matter of racially-motivated crimes. Whilst the rest of the team get on well with her, Burke is peeved as he believes that political correctness is hampering the course of the enquiry, particularly in view of the fact that noone seems any closer to establishing a motive for the killing.
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6 Halfway House 2003-01-18

When an anonymous victim is shot dead in a local park the only clue on him as to his identity…
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When an anonymous victim is shot dead in a local park the only clue on him as to his identity is a library card for a city college. This in turn leads to a half-way house for recently released criminals, some of whom are known to the team. Unfortunately the hostel warden is not keen to cooperate.
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7 An Eye for an Eye 2003-01-25

When a doctor at a clinic for women which advocates birth control is murdered the immediate suspects are a militant…
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When a doctor at a clinic for women which advocates birth control is murdered the immediate suspects are a militant fundamentalist group who oppose abortions. However, drug links between the clinic and a local crime boss extend the scope of the investigation further, though Stuart believes the murderer may have had a more personal reason.
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1 Penthouse and Pavement 2003-10-07

2 Atonement 2003-12-03

Billy McCree is murdered in his work-shop and his severed hand is found next to him.the obvious suspect is Jim…
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Billy McCree is murdered in his work-shop and his severed hand is found next to him.the obvious suspect is Jim Naysmith, just out of jail after a twenty year stretch, thanks to Billy's evidence. Burke investigates the Naysmith gang whilst Robbie is flattered when Mary, a young law student, asks to shadow him. Forensics office Gemma, however, believes that Mary may have an ulterior motive for her interest in Robbie.
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3 Compensation 2004-04-30

4 Saints and Sinners 2004-12-30

When lawyer Richard Fleet is shot dead suspicion initially falls on his widow Adele and his partner Charlie Muir who…
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When lawyer Richard Fleet is shot dead suspicion initially falls on his widow Adele and his partner Charlie Muir who were having an affair. However, when Muir is also murdered, Burke uncovers a wholly different motive. A group of residents were taking a company called Arcadia to court on the grounds that they had caused pollution, leading to illnesses such as leukaemia. Both lawyers represented the residents and therefore may have attracted powerful enemies.
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1 Puppet on a String 2005-01-06

2 The Wages of Sin 2005-01-13

3 The Ties That Bind 2005-01-20

DCI Matt Burke's professional life is left hanging in the balance when the body of a librarian is found behind…
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DCI Matt Burke's professional life is left hanging in the balance when the body of a librarian is found behind the wheel of his car in the Clyde after an apparent hit and run. The detectives are baffled - it appears that the victim had been tied up and was already dead before the car hit the water.
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4 In Camera 2005-01-27

Robbie is all set to spend a romantic weekend with his new lady love Eve Hamilton. Unfortunately the mood is…
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Robbie is all set to spend a romantic weekend with his new lady love Eve Hamilton. Unfortunately the mood is soured when the corpse of a young man, a photographic assistant, is discovered at the romantic hideaway. In investigating the boy's death and subsequent others, Robbie begins to discover to his cost that Eve is perhaps not as innocent as she would at first appear to be and their meeting may not be coincidental.
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5 Mind Over Matter 2005-02-03

1 Cause and Effect 2005-09-16

2 A Taste of Money 2005-09-23

3 A Death Foretold 2005-09-30

4 Running Out of Time 2005-11-04

Burke is shot whilst taking a break from work, and on the same day, another fraud squad detective's body is…
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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.
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5 Cause to Kill 2005-11-11

Burke investigates a copycat killing inspired by a murder committed 20 years ago. With the help of celebrated pathologist Irene…
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Burke investigates a copycat killing inspired by a murder committed 20 years ago. With the help of celebrated pathologist 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
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6 Do or Die 2005-12-09

Following a poor career appraisal Robbie aims to redeem himself by going undercover at an army base where a young…
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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.
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7 Dead Man Walking 2005-12-16

When motor mechanic Andy meets a gruesome death, suspicion initially falls on his business partner Tony, whose car is found…
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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.
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8 Law 2006-03-22

Rebellious teenager Shelley Stein is strangled and her corpse dumped on the rubbish heap at a travelling funfair,where it is…
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Rebellious teenager Shelley Stein is strangled and her corpse dumped on the rubbish heap at a travelling funfair,where it is found by fairground worker Elijah Buckland. He is cooperative but his family are tight-lipped and Burke's aggressive attitude does not help. The investigation shows that the murdered girl's father opposed the fairground and that she was lured to her death by a phone call, possibly offering an escape from her daily routine.
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9 The Best and the Brightest 2006-03-29

Brilliant haemotology student Mia Hassan is murdered in her lab when she inhales something which induces a severe anaphylactic shock.…
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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?
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1 Users and Losers 2007-01-03

gambler is found dead, and it is discovered that he had thousands of pounds stashed in his flat, leading the…
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gambler is found dead, and it is discovered that he had thousands of pounds stashed in his flat, leading the team to suspect that he was part of an unlawful betting scam. The wife of the owner then gets killed out riding and the investigation heats up further. Meanwhile, Burke is convinced that a former heroin addict and petty criminal has changed, until he is left with a decision to either arrest a killer or do a deal to catch a more major criminal.
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2 The Thirteenth Step 2007-01-17

Ex-con Eddie Monroe is found stabbed in a Govan alleyway. Burke meets Angus Ford - a retired police officer who…
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Ex-con Eddie Monroe is found stabbed in a Govan alleyway. Burke meets Angus Ford - a retired police officer who was responsible for Monroe's arrest and subsequent convictions - who remains adamant that Monroe was a bad man who deserved to die. But who was his killer? All roads keep leading back to old acquaintance Daniel Tulloch and his family. In the course of uncovering the truth Burke is forced to face some demons of his own.
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3 Tenement 2007-04-30

When a local activist is found murdered in her flat, the Taggart team suspect a local property developer of foul…
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When a local activist is found murdered in her flat, the Taggart team suspect a local property developer of foul play. But when they question local residents, they discover that her protesting had incurred the wrath of many people. Meanwhile, DI Ross investigates the case of a hit-and-run accident involving a local couple's son, and gradually the team realises that there may be more similarities to the two tragedies than they initially suspected.
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4 Pinnacle 2007-07-04

Tina Brogan, leader of the Pinnacle pyramid finance group, is found murdered with wads of bank notes stuffed in her…
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Tina Brogan, leader of the Pinnacle pyramid finance group, is found murdered with wads of bank notes stuffed in her mouth. Her estranged husband Terry, an alcoholic cancer victim, is the main suspect though the recently-widowed Jackie feels sorry for him, especially as Tina was carrying another man's child. However,Tina was under surveillance by the Fraud Squad because her enterprise was a scam and she was hoping to escape to Australia with cash conned from investors.Was she killed by a client she had cheated perhaps?
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1 Genesis 2008-01-08

2 Judgement Day 2008-01-15

Burke's father Andrew dies, supposedly of liver failure though the actual cause turns out to be more sinister. When another…
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Burke's father Andrew dies, supposedly of liver failure though the actual cause turns out to be more sinister. When another member of Andrew's pensioners' club also dies, coincidence seems unlikely, particularly as a twenty thousand pound savings plan is involved. Burke has to keep in check his less than fraternal relationship with his brother John whilst having to consider various helpers at the club as being likely murderers and discern the motive.
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3 Island 2008-02-27

A young lad is murdered and mutilated on a Scottish tourist island and the local vicar, who knows all the…
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A young lad is murdered and mutilated on a Scottish tourist island and the local vicar, who knows all the inhabitants, tells Robbie and Jackie, who are investigating,that he is a stranger. At first a ritual killing is suspected until a South American connection is established and it becomes clear that the island is being used for drug smuggling. A stranger claiming to be a reporter arrives just as a fisherman goes missing and is later found dead. The problem for the visitors is to establish who are the good guys and who are the bad.
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4 Trust 2008-04-21

Burke meets up with Kathy, the woman who jilted him years earlier, now seeing ambitious politician Frank Morgan, whom she…
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Burke meets up with Kathy, the woman who jilted him years earlier, now seeing ambitious politician Frank Morgan, whom she believes is being threatened by shady businessman Robert Shearer. Burke discovers that Shearer runs a brothel which he visits, undercover, but when it gets raided he is seen on CCTV, the excuse his pushy female superior wants to have him put out to grass as a dinosaur. Three murders are also linked to Shearer but the team find out that Morgan is less innocent than he appears. Could Kathy be using Burke to help him settle an old score with Shearer?
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5 A Study in Murder 2008-05-01

College principal Simon Nimmo is crushed to death in a lift shaft by a lift whose mechanism had been tampered…
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College principal Simon Nimmo is crushed to death in a lift shaft by a lift whose mechanism had been tampered with. Suspicion falls on his wife and on his daughter's boyfriend Brian Meehan until Robbie discovers that Ross's deputy had experience of building maintenance and could have rigged the lift. Stuart, following the death of his adoptive mother, tracks down his birth mother via the adoption agency. The meeting is not a happy one, any more than his confrontation with the killer - by the lift.
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6 Point of Light 2008-06-05

Private eye Andrew McHendry is murdered having phoned Alex Sternwood to say he has found his wayward daughter Stella, who…
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Private eye Andrew McHendry is murdered having phoned Alex Sternwood to say he has found his wayward daughter Stella, who has disappeared from home. Not long afterwards Stella's corpse is also found. Chief suspect is her brother-in-law, whose child she was carrying and Eddie the stable boy, who carried a torch for her ,is another likely candidate. Meanwhile Jackie sticks her neck out on behalf of the dead man's girlfriend and her rights to his baby son.
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7 Safer 2008-11-03

Emily Patrick, founder of the Safer campaign against domestic violence is murdered, having threatened to name and shame several wife-beaters.…
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Emily Patrick, founder of the Safer campaign against domestic violence is murdered, having threatened to name and shame several wife-beaters. One of them, Kevin Nash, brings charges against Robbie for beating him up after he has assaulted his wife. Another visits Emily's meeting under an assumed name and his failure to recognise her throws suspicion on her co-worker.
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8 The Caring Game 2008-11-14

9 Homesick 2008-12-08

A building site security guard and a hotel housekeeper are both shot within a period of twenty-four hours. Both were…
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A building site security guard and a hotel housekeeper are both shot within a period of twenty-four hours. Both were Polish. When Anglo-Polish lawyer Paula Socacz, who runs the Kaczynski social club, is on a local radio phone-in show, a sinister caller owns to being the killer, with a racial motive. However, the discovery that the victims were cousins points towards a more personal reason for their deaths.
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10 Crossing the Line 2008-12-15

When a disused coal pit is excavated to re-open as a mining museum, two corpses are found, belonging to a…
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When a disused coal pit is excavated to re-open as a mining museum, two corpses are found, belonging to a young married couple who disappeared twenty-four years earlier, seemingly to escape rent arrears, though none of the neighbours are forthcoming and Jackie, who grew up in the area, is angry with them. More deaths occur before a secret stretching back to the days of the miners' strikes is exposed.
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11 Lifeline 2008-12-30

Bookshop owner Derek McGrath is found dead in his car, an apparent suicide, which is ironic because he was a…
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Bookshop owner Derek McGrath is found dead in his car, an apparent suicide, which is ironic because he was a volunteer counsellor at Lifeline Central, a Samaritans-type organization. Evidence suggests that he was having an affair with Rachel, another counsellor at Lifeline, behind his wife's back. Jackie, meanwhile, discovers to her horror that somebody has been using her credit card in her name, jeopardising her standing at the bank - and ultimately her life as her situation and the murder case seem to connect.
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1 Cold Reader 2009-02-20

When student Elaine Donohoe goes missing, Clare Vorland, a professed psychic, comes forward to help the police, though Burke is…
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When student Elaine Donohoe goes missing, Clare Vorland, a professed psychic, comes forward to help the police, though Burke is cynical. She claims to have had a vision involving a white van and indeed one is traced, belonging to another girl on Elaine's hockey team, whose brother has a dodgy past. Still not wholly convinced that Clare is genuine, Burke attends one of her meetings where he is shocked to find her disclosing facts from past that she could not logically know. This makes it all the more disturbing when she predicts where Elaine's corpse may be found.
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2 Grass 2009-04-30

Robbie meets a one-night stand called Manda but she steals his book containing the names and details of his informants.…
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Robbie meets a one-night stand called Manda but she steals his book containing the names and details of his informants. One of them, Duffy, is found murdered with the word 'Grass' spray-painted next to him. When a second informant is shot dead, Robbie has to enlist Jackie's help to recover his book before there are any more deaths.
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3 The Knife Trick 2009-05-07

During a reconstruction of a knife crime for trainee police officers, one lecturer, Michael Shearer, accidentally kills another, Alistair Matheson.…
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During a reconstruction of a knife crime for trainee police officers, one lecturer, Michael Shearer, accidentally kills another, Alistair Matheson. Matheson had beaten Shearer to promotion and he is certainly suspect, particularly after his daughter Katie attempts suicide and he attempts to get rid of her encoded diary. But then another witness comes forward that she saw a suspicious looking student loitering around Matheson's office before the demonstration. When it is revealed that the knife has been tampered with, it is clear that the charge is murder.
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4 So Long Baby 2009-07-19

Robbie finds an abandoned baby on the doorstep of wealthy Jack Revie, who is lying murdered indoors. Jack was something…
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Robbie finds an abandoned baby on the doorstep of wealthy Jack Revie, who is lying murdered indoors. Jack was something of a philanderer and his wife Joan claims that she had been to see his mistress whilst a girl called Lisa turns up to say that the baby is hers, fathered by Jack. Jack's son Jamie seems to have been indoors at the time of the murder but he was stoned out of his head and his dodgy friend Davy is on the run, whilst half a million pounds has gone from Jack's account.This is a puzzler indeed for Burke and his team.
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5 Fact and Fiction 2009-12-24

Three years earlier Jimmy Melville's corpse was found floating in a river. His mobile phone was sold on e-bay and…
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Three years earlier Jimmy Melville's corpse was found floating in a river. His mobile phone was sold on e-bay and at one time had been in the possession of Mark Joffe, a part-time English lecturer and crime writer, whose new novel 'Chaos' describes a murder identical to Melville's. He is an arrogant, evasive interviewee but he once had an affair with an Anne Scoular, to whom he was violent and threatening after she left him for Jimmy Melville.This gives Burke's team an opening, as does the cooperation of an older female colleague spurned by Joffe.
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1 I.O.U. 2010-01-23

Bank clerk Craig Williams is murdered at the dog-track,where,for a change,he would have won - forty five grand. Evidence suggests…
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Bank clerk Craig Williams is murdered at the dog-track,where,for a change,he would have won - forty five grand. Evidence suggests that the race was fixed and the favourite dog nobbled. Had Craig lived he would have claimed his winnings from bookie Niall McShane and his violent son Ged,who threatens the trainer. But then Ged McShane is killed in the same way as Craig. An ex-wife who stood to gain from Craig's life insurance and a married colleague with whom he had a fling while her husband was abroad are now in the frame alongside the bookie and the trainer.
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2 Local Hero 2010-01-30

Neighbourhood Watch member Kenny Harvey is found slain in the playground at the regenerated Allerdykes Estate,once a cess-pit full of…
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Neighbourhood Watch member Kenny Harvey is found slain in the playground at the regenerated Allerdykes Estate,once a cess-pit full of junkies and criminals. Suspicion falls on the lawless Hamilton boys,who were forcibly evicted from the area,largely due to a petition started by Kenny. Jackie is impressed by Harry,the charismatic community leader,mainly responsible for the regeneration but Kenny coveted his job,deeming him too soft,as did another member Jennifer,who is also murdered. Jackie dates Harry,but he admits he changed his name after accidentally killing a man. Is he the murderer? Or will he save her from the real killer?
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3 The Rapture 2010-02-06

Edward Muir and his son Luke,members of the austere Triune Family religious group,are brutally murdered with open bibles by the…
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Edward Muir and his son Luke,members of the austere Triune Family religious group,are brutally murdered with open bibles by the corpses,referring to the Rapture or promise of eternal life. Karen,the young daughter of Jackie's friend Eileen,is also murdered and a bible found by her body. Karen's lap-top shows that she was dating Luke Muir,against his religion's rules. The group leader's family come under suspicion when his wife and younger son reveal they want to leave the Triune Family as Luke did and the other son puts up opposition to their wishes.
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1 Bad Medicine 2010-10-03

2 Abuse of Trust 2010-10-10

3 Silent Truth 2010-10-17

Farid Mamood,son of an Iranian refugee family is burnt to death in an alley way. Joined by liaison officer Mita…
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Farid Mamood,son of an Iranian refugee family is burnt to death in an alley way. Joined by liaison officer Mita Rahim,the team initially discount a racial motive and believe a family member may be hiding something. Then,after Jackie has discovered graffiti relating to Lockerbie, Farid's sister Delkash is also attacked. Another sibling, Yusi,who is gay,also dies after trying to bribe immigration officer Kirkwood into extending the family's stay,putting Kirkwood in the frame along with Iraqi veteran Billy Geddes,who married into the Mamoud family and smug local entrepreneur Keenan,to whom Mamoud Senior was a business rival. Ultimately the motives are indeed racial though the remaining family members still find themselves facing deportation through insufficient grounds for remaining in Glasgow.
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4 Fallen Angels 2010-10-24

5 Bloodsport 2010-10-30

6 Ends of Justice 2010-11-07

Whilst Jackie is celebrating her promotion to inspector Robbie is beating up a pusher in his efforts to wean Katie,a…
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Whilst Jackie is celebrating her promotion to inspector Robbie is beating up a pusher in his efforts to wean Katie,a drug addict he has befriended,off heroin. However he is reported,put under investigation and suspended from the investigation into the murder of busker Jacko. CCTV places council official Clark Donovan and gangster Benny Docherty in the area,both photographed together by art student Micky Dawson,taking photographs for a project. Micky is placed in a safe house but shot,due to Robbie's disclosure of his whereabouts to Docherty,who has abducted Katie. When Katie is also killed,Robbie,fuelled by rage,returns to give Jackie a vital piece of information,though Jacko's murderer is revealed to have also been a victim. Docherty is ultimately caged as the team close ranks to save Robbie's job.
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