LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Mark McManus dies

Genre

Interview; Tribute; Obituary

TX Date

6 Jun 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

Matt Bingham reports from Glasgow on the death of Mark McManus, the star of television show Taggart and looks back at his life and career. Includes Taggart them tune; clips of McManus talking previously about his career; tributes from Blythe Duff, co-star; Mike Jardine, who played Taggart’s sidekick; and Strathclyde Police Superintendent Angus Kennedy on the friendships McManus made with the local force. Scots TV have said someone will replace him as Taggart. Originally on Radio Clyde. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Radio Clyde; Angus Kennedy; Matt Bingham; Mark McManus; Blythe Duff; Mike Jardine

Keywords

Deaths; Actors; Police; Glasgow; Television serials; Drivetime (radio programme); Taggart; Jim Taggart (fictional character); Mark McManus

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