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.
- Series 6, Episode 2 repeated at 10pm on BBC Scotland
Streaming rank this week: 757
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Jack and Victor go gentle into that good night
Kiernan and Hemphill could have indulged themselves with a two-hander the way soap operas sometimes like to come over all Samuel Beckett but generously they invited the gang along for the last ha-ha.
The Scotsman, 29th March 2019Faceless favourite revealed as sitcom ends
She arrived in Scotland as a 14-year-old child bride from Pakistan, got involved in a high-profile campaign to win justice for the family of a murdered Asian waiter and went on to play one of the nation's best-known TV comedy characters. For 17 years Still Game fans have been unable to see the face of the shopkeeper who has delivered some of its funniest lines - until now. Meena Harrid, who has been played by Shamshad Akhtar since its very first episode, was fully seen for the first time in the closing scenes of the final episode of the hit comedy.
The Scotsman, 29th March 2019Still Game's Jack and Victor look back
Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill were both making their name on the stand-up scene in the 90s when they bumped into each other for the first time.
Brian McIver, Daily Record, 28th March 2019Still Game fans surprised by finale
Fans of the iconic show were left glued to the screen in an emotional farewell to the Craiglang crew.
Jack Aitchison, Daily Record, 28th March 2019Interview: Still Game's Meena revealed
Charity volunteer and campaigner Shamshad Akhtar credits the Craiglang family with helping her to begin a new life.
Brian McIver, Daily Record, 28th March 2019Cast say emotional goodbyes as Still Game ends
"It's been an amazing five years we've had recently and we don't want to outstay our welcome."
The Herald, 28th March 2019Jane McCarry on the secrets behind her Still Game role
As Jane McCarry prepares to say farewell to hit BBC Scotland comedy series Still Game, she admits that the finality of it hasn't quite sunk in yet. The Glasgow-born actor will light up our television screens as loveable busybody Isa Drennan for the last time this Thursday.
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald, 25th March 2019Still Game fan with cerebral palsy gets one-liner role
Bernie Hunter, who uses a speech-generating device, relives stealing the show with her amazing cameo.
Steve Hendry, Daily Record, 24th March 2019Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill interview
Still Game creators Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill say they learned a lot from the final episode of another classic comedy when they were writing their own show's last laughs.
Paul English, The Sunday Post, 24th March 2019Review: Still Game Series 9, BBC Scotland
The hardcore will still lap up the caustic antics of the Clansman's loyal clientele, while other viewers will agree that Still Game's time has been and gone.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd February 2019