No Mean City

Stephen talks to Knife Edge villain and future Taggart lead Alex Norton about his initial time on Taggart and his storied acting career.Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

It's 1986, as Stephen and Iain dig into the second series episodes Knife Edge and Death Call.We've also got a sneak peak at our exclusive interview with Alex Norton, talking about his earliest appearance on the show.Plus: The Thick of It, sectarianism, Glasgow nightclubs, the rise and fall of Kenny Forfar, and we might have broken the Taggart Murder Totaliser...Haldane Duncan's book can be found here, and the behind the scenes pictures here. Alan Cumming talks about filming his episode here.Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

It's back to 1985, and the first series proper of Taggart, as Stephen and Iain dig into Dead Ringer and Murder In Season.We speak to Taggart music composer Mike Moran about the iconic theme and how the show's distinctive sound came together,Plus we answer the key questions of the day: How many people get murdered, is one of these stories the starriest Taggart cast ever... and just how much shopping can you fit in the back of a Mini?Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

Stephen and Iain are joined on this special bonus episode of No Mean City by the godfather of Taggart himself, series creator Glenn Chandler, to talk about the show's origins, Glasgow, snakes, and unexpectedly fake dogs...Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

It's our first episode, so Stephen and Iain begin their exploration of Taggart by heading all the way back to 1983, and the pilot episode Killer.We dig into the first meeting of Jim Taggart and Peter Livingstone, try to piece together the clues to the killer, and look at the groundwork laid for the series proper.Plus: what Taggart means to Glasgow, musical weirdness, Eighties television tropes, the first appearance of the Taggart Murder Totaliser... and grab a handkerchief for Stephen's heartbreaking Gerard Kelly story...Get in touch with the show @nomeancitypod or via email, and find links to everywhere you can listen to the show at https://linktr.ee/nomeancitypod.

From the mean streets of Maryhill to the genteel speakers of your podcast player, join us on our journey exploring the cases, the criminals, the characters and the changing face of Glasgow.