Workmen discover the remains of a body when renovating a house, the discovery coincides with the release of a Prisoner named, who goes into the care of Josephine Peebles.
After a successful pilot episode, Taggart is back, almost two years on, it's amazing to see how many of the original lineup are back, all the main case returned, there wasn't a single replacement, it's quite something.
One thing that definitely worked in the pilot was the uneasy relationships between Taggart and Livingstone, rather than have the pair easy with one another, they established that this is the first time they've worked together since The Strangler. Once again there's no love lost.
It's a very interesting start, Dead Ringer is a cracking episode, it's gritty, intriguing, features some fascinating characters, it feels as if the show had been established for some time.
It's the first time viewers got to see those wonderful opening credits, featuring an animation of McManus, and also the first time they'd have heard that iconic, hard hitting music.
What a wonderful cast, the likes of Colette O'Neil, Valerie Lush and the wonderful JG Devlin, well known for appearing in Steptoe and Son episode 'The Desperate hours,' one of the best things ever made.
8/10.