The Friday Event

The Friday Event is the 55th episode of Taggart.

It was originally broadcast on the ITV network as a two episodes from 15 to 16 July 2002.

SYNOPSIS
The suspicious death of a talented art student leads DCI Matt Burke and the Maryhill CID into the world of fine art. A newspaper reporter covering the story is then found murdered, his body posed in the style of Neoclassical painting, and the newspaper's editor is forced to reveal the dark secrets of his private life. When the involvement of a drug dealer is uncovered, the case becomes ever more complex and disturbing.

CAST

 * Det. Sgt. Jackie Reid - Blythe Duff
 * DI Robbie Ross - John Michie
 * DCI Matt Burke - Alex Norton
 * DC Stuart Fraser - Colin McCredie
 * Det. Supt. Valerie Patterson - Anne-Marie Timoney
 * Eddie Drummond - John Kay Steel
 * Melanie Drummond - Deirdre Davis
 * Michael Morrison - Ian Cairns
 * Danny Morgan - John McGlynn
 * Darren Drummond - James Young
 * Beth Lawson - Louise Goodall
 * Jamie Nelson - Cas Harkins
 * Philippa Morgan - Julie Miller
 * Ryan Maclean - Jamie Colville
 * John Marriot - Gary McInnes
 * Angela Ford - Isabella Jarrett
 * Kirsty - Mirin Barr
 * Bill Peters - Alan McQueen
 * Tony Gow - Harry Ward
 * Alex Maclean - Charles Donnelly
 * Sadie Maclean - Isobel Nisbet
 * Tony's Girlfriend - Mary Goonan
 * D.C.I. McLaughlin - Bren McGinn
 * Mitch Peters - P.J. Farrell
 * Lecturer - Isi Metzstein
 * Technician - Paul McCole