Broadcaster Stephen Jardine hilariously reveals his royalty payment after Taggart appearance

Broadcaster Stephen Jardine has revealed how he recently received a royalties cheque for appearing in an episode of Taggart - for 46p.

Jardine, 56, appeared as a newsreader in the 1993 feature-length episode, Death Benefits.

The programme, starring the late Mark McManus as DCI Jim Taggart, was recently given an overseas screening, entitling Jardine to a payment for his bit part role.

BBC Scotland Debate Night presenter Jardine revealed the paltry sum to his 8164 Twitter followers.

He immediately received suggestions as to what he could spend his unexpected windfall on - from a couple of chocolate Freddos to a downpayment on hand sanitiser.Jardine wrote: "Many years ago I appeared in Taggart reading the news. Today a royalties check arrived after a screening in a far flung country. But should I spend it all at once?"

Taggart's own DC Stuart Fraser, actor Colin McCredie, replied: "I look forward to a bottle of supermarket wine next week!!"

Sports broadcaster Jim Delahunt suggested: "God, better get a financial advisor, I did Taggart and Rebus."

Other followers suggested items Jardine could splash out on. James Proctor, Convener of Edinburgh Central SNP, suggested: "Two Freddos".

Adventurer Guy Grieve replied to Jardine: "Packet of crisps? And some time to oneself, remembering what once was??"

Another follower, Elizabeth, posted: "Use it as a starting point for saving 46p a day for the next year. Then you should have enough money to buy some hand sanitiser from Amazon... Then you can thank Taggart."

Scots singer songwriter Michael Cassidy joked: "Some people have nothing and your flaunting this!!!!"

Fellow radio presenter Theresa Talbot added: "That’s more than I get now for reading the news!"

Death benefits was a two-hour long episode, which first screened in February 1993. The plot sees the murder of a police sergeant's wife and the subsequent discovery of a list of names of people who seem to be meeting with a series of accidents.