Hamish, he's from Glasgow, but then moved to "little Glasgow": Corby in Northants.

From an interview:

"I lived in Corby when I was younger and there were lots of Scottish folk involved in the steel trade there so I kept my accent.

"I play Jazzer's accent much broader than my own, though.

"I can never understand why Scots on telly seem to tone it down to 'posh Scots'. Even in Taggart all the police have nice soft voices - it's not the way they speak in real life.

"It can be a great laugh, though. I always remember Jazzer having to recite a poem about the haggis at Mrs Snell's Burns Supper.

"Jazzer, or me, made the whole thing up. It started something like, 'Ah, yee wee sleekit lummering toastie'. It was brilliant."