Taggart - S14E1

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Babushka (Series 14, episode 1)

Written by Robert Smith

Directed by Derek Lister

Originally Aired On: Thursday, 04 September 1997

Gritty police drama set in Glasgow. The apparently motiveless murder of a successful 60-year-old businessman leads Reid and Jardine into a complex web of blackmail and intrigue within a shady matrimonial agency which pairs up women from the former Soviet Union with eligible Scottish bachelors. As the case progresses, Jardine, Reid and Fraser attempt to solve the mystery of the missing Svetlana before Martin Fairbairn is killed.

Cast

Neil DuncanDS Peter Livingstone
Robert RobertsonDr. Stephen Andrews
Iain AndersSupt. Jack McVitie
Colin McCredieDC Stuart Fraser
Simone BendixIrina
Blythe DuffDC/DS Jackie Reid
Martin J. GreenChild/Orphan
James MacPhersonDCI Mike Jardine