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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 8, Episode 1 - Fly Fishing

Still Game. Image shows from L to R: Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill), Winston Ingram (Paul Riley), Tam Mullen (Mark Cox), Shug (Paul Young), Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan)
Winston appeals to his friends for help as asbestos forces him out of his flat. Isa's birthday is on the horizon and she's on a mission to find out who's throwing her a surprise party.

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Winston appeals to his friends for help as asbestos forces him out of his flat. However, with nobody keen to take him in, Winston stumbles on alternative - and inspired - living arrangements of his own.

Isa's birthday is on the horizon and she's on a mission to find out who's throwing her a surprise party. Navid tells her she's impossible to surprise and no-one would dare to attempt it, but she is sceptical and starts to spy on the others, in hope of spotting signs of a secret party.

Later, Jack and Victor head to The Clansman and encounter a flustered Tam. To their dismay, they discover Boabby's trendy ambitions for the pub, which mean their sort won't be welcome anymore.

With The Clansman regulars turfed out and Winston in need of a roof over his head, a new hangout is soon discovered - with perks for all the pensioner pals.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 8th March 2018
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
Gavin Mitchell Boabby
Sanjeev Kohli Navid Harrid
Paul Young Shug
James Martin Eric
Scott Reid Methadone Mick
Shamshad Akhtar Meena Harrid
Lynne McCallum Peggy McCalpine
Guest cast
Steven Duffy Derek Fry
Sheena Penson Sandra
Writing team
Greg Hemphill Writer
Ford Kiernan Writer
Production team
Michael Hines Director
Jacqueline Sinclair Producer
Steven Canny Executive Producer
Ford Kiernan Executive Producer
Greg Hemphill Executive Producer
Rab Christie Associate Producer
Anne McGarrity Line 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
Gregor Sharp Commissioning Editor
Ewan Angus Commissioning Editor

Videos

Whats happened to the Clansman?

The Clansman's had a revamp and Tam's not too happy!

Featuring: Ford Kiernan (Jack Jarvis), Greg Hemphill (Victor McDade) & Mark Cox (Tam Mullen).

A spot of fly fishing

Jack, Victor and the lads push their luck fishing behind Boabby's back.

Featuring: Ford Kiernan (Jack Jarvis), Greg Hemphill (Victor McDade), Mark Cox (Tam Mullen), Gavin Mitchell (Boabby), Paul Young (Shug) & James Martin (Eric).

Press

Still Game returned to our screens. It has something like a 70% penetration in Scotland and many fervent fans south of the border, and any random 30 seconds are still only 1,000,000% cleverer and funnier than any entire series of Mrs Brown's Boys, but I wonder if it's not in danger of beginning to run its course. It cantered through all the houses amiably enough - Boabby trying to gentrify The Clansman, jokes about lemongrass and insanely overpriced bottled beer - but cantered at very much one pace, one note, throughout. (Yes, I do appreciate that I've just invited 70% of Scotland to appear outside my nice New Town flat with pitchforks, torches and angry cries of "bawbag".)

Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 11th March 2018

Still Game, series 8 episode 1 review

In the golden age of the sitcom, some shows were recorded in front of a studio audience and the others had canned laughter superimposed. The former now costs too much and the latter, in which producers decided where the laughs are placed in post-production, has long been thought too tacky. But there is a third way. When Still Game (BBC One) was recording its seventh series two years ago, an audience attended a screening and supplied the laughter track.

Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 8th March 2018

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