"Still Game" (2002)TV series 2002-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang.

Awards:

6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Ford Kiernan	...	Jack Jarvis (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Greg Hemphill	...	Victor McDade (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Paul Riley	...	Winston Ingram (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Mark Cox	...	Tam Mullen (43 episodes, 2002-2007)
Gavin Mitchell	...	Boabby (43 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jane McCarry	...	Isa Drennan (43 episodes, 2002-2007)
Sanjeev Kohli	...	Navid Harrid / ... (40 episodes, 2002-2007)
James Martin	...	Eric (38 episodes, 2002-2007)
Shamshad Akhtar	...	Meena (25 episodes, 2002-2007)

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12

Filming Locations:

Maryhill, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company:

F 'n' G Productions

Quotes:

Jack: [referring to many bottles of milk on doorstep] Victor, Don't let this ever happen tae me. Aw the milk aw stacked up there and naebody even coming tae check on me.
Victor: That would never happen, Jack... For I would cancel my own milk, and simply take yours. Free milk.
Jack: Deed man's milk?
Victor: Best in the gear. And I would continue to do so until the relevant authorities corrected their error.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Still Game (1999) (V)

Excellent comedy, if maybe an acquired taste

Having read the only comment listed for Still Game I feel I must do it justice by writing another. Still Game is a series that started as part of Chewin' the Fat, a programme which I did not find remotely funny, although I have been told that is because I am not Scottish. However, the minute Still Game went solo I started watching it, and as much as I did not understand what Chewin' the Fat was trying to do, Still Game I do understand. I do believe, however, it is an acquired taste, and I daresay that it is easier to watch if one speaks Scottish as opposed to watching it with subtitles. Speaking Scottish and knowing something of Scottish culture I can say only that it hits the nail on the head in my opinion, regardless of whether you feel that the characters do justice to your image of old people. It has some exceptionally well-written episodes (Gairden) and I hope it will continue for many more years.