University offers PHD to study Taggart scripts

A university has launched a search for a PHD student to investigate an archive of Taggart scripts and memorabilia donated by actress Blythe Duff.

The actress, who played Detective Inspector Jackie Reid in the police drama, donated scripts from 95 episodes to Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in 2018, along with a treasure trove of material from her career, including books, press cuttings, awards and rare photographs.

GCU is now searching for a PHD candidate to research the “really significant cultural archive” as part of a three-year studentship.

Duff made her first on-screen appearance in Taggart in 2010.