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Still Game. Image shows from L to R: Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill), Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan)
Still Game

Still Game

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Scotland / BBC One / BBC Two / BBC One Scotland
  • 2002 - 2019
  • 62 episodes (9 series)

Scottish sitcom about pensioners Jack and Victor, a duo who strike a blow against ageism with their rascally antics. Stars Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Jane McCarry, Paul Riley, Mark Cox and more.

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- Series 5, Episode 4 - Hard Nuts

Navid's mid-life crisis leaves him compelled to dye his hair, gamble and dance badly - much to Meena's amusement. Meanwhile the crew from TV show Blighty's Hardest Pubs visit the Clansman and Bobby promises them a bar brawl.

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Still Game. Image shows from L to R: Isa Drennan (Jane McCarry), Navid Harrid (Sanjeev Kohli), Meena Harrid (Shamshad Akhtar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit / Effingee Productions

Navid decides that the time has come for him to change his lifestyle, so he starts by dying his hair black.

Meanwhile Leo Miller, a TV director, asks Bobby if can can film in the Clansman as he has heard that it is a really 'hard' pub. Bobby goes round Craiglang asking local neds and some of the regulars if they will come into the pub to be filmed for the TV programme, which is called Blighty's Hardest Boozers. They stage a 'hard act' in the pub which is totally unconvincing to the TV director.

Unfortunately for Bobby, one of the 'fake' hard men in the pub turns out to be a 'real' hard man. Bobby is taken outside and given a good thumping... which is great for the TV crew to film!

As the regulars sit in the Clansman watching the TV programme go out, Bobby is in bandages. Outside we see about 50 motorcycles descend on the Clansman with an intention of seeing how hard the pub really is!

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 10th July 2006
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Ford Kiernan Jack Jarvis
Greg Hemphill Victor McDade
Jane McCarry Isa Drennan
Paul Riley Winston Ingram
Mark Cox Tam Mullen
Gavin Mitchell Boabby
Sanjeev Kohli Navid Harrid
James Martin Eric
Shamshad Akhtar Meena Harrid
Guest cast
Gordon Brown Hard Man
Rab Affleck Mick
Puja Panchkoty Rep
John Jack Leo Miller
Gary French Chief Ned
Isobel James Woman at Tea Dance
Stuart Sinclair Blyth Hard Nut Biker
Bill Torrance Self
Writing team
Greg Hemphill Writer
Ford Kiernan Writer
Production team
Michael Hines Director
Michael Hines Producer
Ewan Angus Executive Producer
Colin Gilbert Executive Producer
Ford Kiernan Executive Producer
Greg Hemphill Executive Producer
Graham Rose Production Designer
Ray Holman Costume Designer
Julie Dorrat-Keenan Make-up Designer
Susan Clark 1st Assistant Director

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