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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 7, Episode 2 - The Undrinkables

Still Game. Image shows from L to R: Isa Drennan (Jane McCarry), Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill), Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan). Copyright: The Comedy Unit
A funeral brings the community together while bootleg alcohol has a sobering effect on Craiglang's residents.

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Further details

Jack and Victor receive the sad news that dear old friend, Pete the Jakey, has died. Pete may have been homeless but he held a special place in the heart of Craiglang's community. However, as everyone gathers at the Clansman after Pete's funeral, tight-fisted Tam still can't find it in himself to contribute to the kitty.

Beyond the grave, Pete leaves his legacy with Boabby and Winston through his pal, Methadone Mick. Meanwhile, the latest budget means the prize of booze is up. The Clansman feels the pinch as punters stay away and some dubious bootleg hooch starts flooding the community, with serious side-effects. Jack and Victor take on the task of finding out who's brewing the dodgy booze.

Notes

This episode is dedicated to Jake D'Arcy, who played the character of Pete the Jakey from 2002 to 2007. Jake died in May 2015.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 14th October 2016
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
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
Sanjeev Kohli Navid Harrid
James Martin Eric
Scott Reid Methadone Mick
Shamshad Akhtar Meena Harrid
Guest cast
Kate Donnelly Frances Mullen
Frank Gilhooley Mark the Barman
Writing team
Greg Hemphill Writer
Ford Kiernan Writer
Production team
Michael Hines Director
Jacqueline Sinclair Producer
Ewan Angus Executive Producer
Steven Canny Executive Producer
Ford Kiernan Executive Producer
Greg Hemphill Executive Producer
Rab Christie Associate Producer
Laura Wilson Editor
Jonathan Paul Green Production Designer
Donna Bryce-MacLeod Costume Designer
Peter Edwards Director of Photography
Julie Dorrat-Keenan Make-up Designer
Susan Clark 1st Assistant Director

Video

Jack and Victor try out the bootleg hooch

It might be a wee bit... strong.

Featuring: Ford Kiernan (Jack Jarvis), Greg Hemphill (Victor McDade) & Jane McCarry (Isa Drennan).

Press

The revival of this comedy continues with Jack and Victor dealing with booze-related problems. Not only has Boabby decided to quit The Clansman, to be replaced by a fearsome new barman, but grog prices are up and Craiglang's residents have turned to bootleg "hoochie-coochie", which is having unwanted side effects. A comedy that should, by rights, be past its sell-by date but still reliably delivers laughs, this episode is dedicated to the late Jake D'Arcy (Pete the Jakey).

Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 14th October 2016

I fear this once brilliant sitcom is turning into Mrs Brown's Boys. Just like an auld yin in the Clansman, its teeth have been removed and it's gumsy and ineffectual and a bit of a bore. Maybe the wings have been clipped to make it more palatable for a UK audience or maybe the famous falling out between Hemphill and Kiernan has taken its toll? Or maybe it should just never have been revived, having blazed brilliantly in its time, but that time is now history? I watched the old series on Netflix, and the gulf between them and this new one is astounding.

This week, Pete The Jakey dies and there are only 15 people at his funeral. That's what comes from being a jakey who lived under a bridge ... Winston limps along as a pallbearer, prompting tears not of grief but "of pishing yerself". And Boaby decides to resign from the pub. Prices are rising and there's "bootleg garbage floating aboot". How will he cope with being a civilian? And how will the regulars cope with his terrifying replacement?

Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 14th October 2016

Instant review - Still Game episode 2

The strong series opener was followed up with a bang as the Craiglang gang sample some moonshine.

Paul English, Daily Record, 14th October 2016

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