News about Blythe Duff

Scots are proud of their Hogmanay roots; first footing; taxi fares that could comfortably cover the country's £1.5 billion budget deficit; and controversies over whether the steak pie should have links to it or not. On social media, Hogmanay TV has been on full throttle. No wonder. The Battle of the Bells between the BBC and STV has been nothing short of epic in recent years. However, to be fair, even the Twitter user who said that Auntie's coverage of the Edinburgh Fireworks was lacking, was offended as compared to previous years because "too much smoke" was pushing it to its limits.

For 30 years, SHE wrestled the bad guys the hard way. Now Taggart actor Blythe Duff is back in a crime-fighting role on Glasgow's streets as the singing detective. In a new music video based on the role that made her a household name for 21 years, Blythe, who played DI Jackie Reid in the long-running STV drama, has returned to the No Mean City streets. The stage and screen actor, who appeared in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London's west end, appears to be playing a cop investigating a murder on Glasgow's backstreets.

It's 40 years since the Scottish detective drama first appeared on television, and the cast of Taggart reunited on Tuesday to commemorate the occasion. Actors Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Colin McCredie, and John Michie joined in Glasgow, looking barelyrecognizable all these years. The characters were joined by writer and writer Glenn Chandler and ex-Head of STV Drama, Robert Love, while Alex Norton joined by Zoom for a lively panel discussion hosted by STV host Laura Boyd.