British Comedy Guide

Michael Hines

  • Director

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Still Game director reveals Chewin' The Fat characters were tipped for spin-off

"One of them was Ronald Villiers, the other was Karen Dunbar's hilarious biology teacher and then the old guys from Chewin' The Fat, as we would call them." Michael Hines shared the behind-the-scenes scoop during an interview on That's Plenty: A Still Game Podcast.

The Scottish Sun, 4th March 2022

Reg D Hunter makes film debut with Eddie Izzard & Jennifer Saunders

Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Saunders and Bill Bailey have joined comic fantasy film Man & Witch: The Dance Of A Thousand Steps, with Reginald D Hunter set to make his feature film acting debut in the Scotland-shot family movie.

British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2021

Still Game: Scotland's most watched TV show is back

It is Scotland's most-watched television show. Not even Andy Murray winning Wimbledon could beat its viewing figures.

Ian Marland, i Newspaper, 2nd March 2018

Still Game director desperate to give show a send off

Director Michael Hines has confessed he's desperate to bring Scotland's favourite comedy back - to kill off Jack or Victor.

Paul English, Daily Record, 10th October 2013

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