Episode

Taggart: Black Orchid

Name: Taggart: Black Orchid
Released: 1995-02-25
Cast: Mark McManus, Harriet Buchan, Tom Watson, John Michie, Blythe Duff

TaggartSeries 111995-02-25

Overview

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".

Details

Series: Taggart
Season: Season 11
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 1995-02-25

Episode context

Black Orchid is Episode 3 in Series 11 of Taggart. It aired on 1995-02-25.

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Episode 2: Prayer for the Dead 1995-01-11 Taggart is promoted to Acting Superintendent after Jack McVitie takes a heart attack. When two young girls are murdered Taggart starts to wonder whether Jardine and Reid are up to the job. A Polish woman is later found murdered.

More episodes from this season

Episode 1: Hellfire 1994-10-27 On April 30th a businessman James Martin is murdered with a chainsaw under suspicious curcumstances and Taggart, Jardine and Reid are assigned to investigate. DS Reid goes undercover to investigate the prime suspect.