Still Game (2002– )

Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang.

Stars:

Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Paul Riley

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ford Kiernan	...	Jack Jarvis (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Greg Hemphill	...	Victor McDade (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Paul Riley	...	Winston Ingram (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Mark Cox	...	Tam Mullen (43 episodes, 2002-2007)
Gavin Mitchell	...	Boabby (43 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jane McCarry	...	Isa Drennan (42 episodes, 2002-2007)
Sanjeev Kohli	...	Navid Harrid (39 episodes, 2002-2007)
James Martin	...	Eric (38 episodes, 2002-2007)
Shamshad Akhtar	...	Meena (18 episodes, 2002-2007)

Storyline

Jack and Victor have broken out of Chewin' The Fat and now have their own six part series on BBC One Scotland. These Glaswegian patter merchants may be long in the tooth but they're Still Game for all kinds of carry-on.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Maryhill, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Scotland, Comedy Unit, F 'n' G Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (44 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Still Game began as a skit on Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill's comedy skit show Chewin' the Fat. The skit comprised of Jack, Victor, Winston and Tam sitting in their favorite pub singing inappropriate songs.

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Connections

Spun-off from Chewin' the Fat (1999)

User Reviews

Excellent comedy, if maybe an acquired taste

Having read the only comment listed for Still Game I feel I must do it justice by writing another. Still Game is a series that started as part of Chewin' the Fat, a programme which I did not find remotely funny, although I have been told that is because I am not Scottish. However, the minute Still Game went solo I started watching it, and as much as I did not understand what Chewin' the Fat was trying to do, Still Game I do understand. I do believe, however, it is an acquired taste, and I daresay that it is easier to watch if one speaks Scottish as opposed to watching it with subtitles. Speaking Scottish and knowing something of Scottish culture I can say only that it hits the nail on the head in my opinion, regardless of whether you feel that the characters do justice to your image of old people. It has some exceptionally well-written episodes (Gairden) and I hope it will continue for many more years.