Dead Giveaway

Dead Giveaway is the 8th episode of Taggart. It was first broadcast on the ITV network in three weekly parts from 7 to 21 September 1988.

SYNOPSIS
The suspicious death of Joe Higgison, a young boxer at Detective Sergeant Mike Jardine's church youth club, is just the start of a tough and complex investigation for Jim Taggart and his team. When Joe's mother is also found dead, the trail of clues leads to a food manufacturing company owned by the mysterious Tibor Meray. As the plot unfolds, Taggart faces a case involving extortion, forgery and murder by poison.

CAST

 * Jim Taggart - Mark McManus
 * Mike Jardine - James Macpherson
 * Dolly Armstrong - Annie Raitt
 * Roy Armstrong - Martyn Hesford
 * Tibor Meray - John Grillo
 * Victor Baird - James Cosmo
 * Brian Baird - Matthew Costello
 * Pauline Baird - Kathryn Howden
 * Supt. McVitie - Iain Anders
 * Dr. Andrews - Robert Robertson
 * Jean Taggart - Harriet Buchan
 * Sgt. Laura Campbell - Patricia Ross
 * Pat Dunn - Jenny McCrindle
 * Robert Higgison - Harry Jones
 * Joe Higgison - Martin McCardie
 * Doug Knowles - John Murtagh
 * Anne Fairley - Alison Peebles
 * Walter Fairley - Stuart McGugan
 * Julian Sharp - James Cairncross
 * Tasmin Woods - Julie Miller
 * Mr Henderson - Ron Paterson
 * Andy Cochrane - William McBane
 * Bill Grieve - George A. Cooper
 * Peter Mackay - Steve Owen
 * Tramp - Alex McCrindle
 * Mr Wheeler - Patrick Lewsley
 * Householder - Ann Swan
 * Sergeant - Steven Wren
 * Barman - David Gallagher
 * Policeman - Kenneth Glenaan
 * Blind Man - Graham Valentine
 * Mrs Watson - Aileen O'Gorman
 * Lionel Woods - Ajaykumar
 * Usherette - Audrey Jenkinson
 * Simon Baird - Mark Buckland