Still Game
Still Game is a comedy based around the lives of pensioner pals Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade. It's set in and around a fictional part of Glasgow called Craiglang, and Jack and Victor's home in Osprey Heights. Focusing on the ironies and comedy of old age with humour, tenderness and pathos, these OAPS prove they're still game for anything the world can throw at them. The show enjoyes the highest viewing figures that any Scottish programme has seen in the last ten years. The third series first episode alone drew 1,520,100 viewers - 47% of Scotland's total viewing audience. This makes it the most watched BBC comedy in Scotland ever, outperforming even its parent show, Chewin' the Fat.After negotations with BBC London, Still Game will finally receive the UK-wide slot it deserves, as of series 4. (Previously, fans from south of the border have only been able to watch the series through Sky digital channel 941 or on DVD/VHS.)
Pensioner Jack Jarvis decides he needs a change of scenery, so his lifelong pal Victor McDade helps him get a flat in the same building as him.
Victor's son is coming to visit, but cynical Jack doubts it will happen - especially when neither of them catch what time his train is supposed to be arriving at the station.
A harsh winter leaves the pensioners of Craiglang vulnerable to the cold, but is it right to steal free electricity to get some heat? Jack and Winston think so, but Victor isn't interested.
Jack builds up the courage to ask a charity shop worker out for a date and also lands Victor a date with her sister, although she's far less appealing. Winston finds a new local after being barred from the Clansman.
Navid's daughter is having the wedding of the year, and everyone is excited for an invite. Craiglang's most notorious borrower is dead, so his house is free picking for people to get their goods back.
Tam is on a winning streak so Jack and Victor are desperate to steal his thunder. Harry, Isa's estranged husband, is back in town and no one is happy to see him.
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Gavin Mitchell | Boabby |
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Ford Kiernan | Jack Jarvis |
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Greg Hemphill | Victor McDade |
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Mark Cox | Tam Mullen |
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Irene Ann Burt | Pub Regular |
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James Martin | Eric |
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Jane McCarry | Isa Drennan |
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Paul Riley | Winston Ingram |
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Sanjeev Kohli | Navid Harrid |
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Jake D'Arcy | Pete the Jakey |
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Shamshad Akhtar | Meena Harrid |
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Jamie Quinn | Young Ned |
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Lynne McCallum | Peggy McAlpine |
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Matt Costello | Stevie the Bookie |
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Richard Mack | Ned |
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Finlay McLean | Father Graham |
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Carolyn Konrad | Nurse |
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Anna Cairns | Tracy |
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Sandra McNeeley | Post Office Woman |
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Billy Boyd | Bearded Man |
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Sandy Nelson | Chris the Postie |
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Billy Riddoch | Billy the Butcher |
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Ronnie Letham | Harry Drennan |
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Paul Young | Shug |
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Greg McHugh | Hospital Visitor |
| Director | Michael Hines |
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| Writer | Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill | |
| Producer | Ewan Angus, Colin Gilbert | |
| Photography | John McNeill | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
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| Index | 3659 |
| Added Date | Aug 06, 2015 17:57:31 |
| Modified Date | Dec 04, 2025 21:47:44 |