Still Game - wikipedia Still Game Still Game Still Game title card ( 2016 -- present ) ( L-R ) Victor McDade and Jack Jarvis Genre Sitcom Created by Ford Kiernan Greg Hemphill Developed by Ford Kiernan Greg Hemphill Directed by Michael Hines Starring Ford Kiernan Greg Hemphill Paul Riley Jane McCarry Mark Cox Sanjeev Kohli Gavin Mitchell James Martin Theme music composer Frank Chacksfield and The Cuban Boys ( 2002 - 2007 ) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra ( 2016 - ) Country of origin Scotland Original language ( s ) English, Scots No. of seasons 8 No. of episodes 56 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Ford Kiernan Greg Hemphill Steven Canny Producer ( s ) Colin Gilbert Michael Hines Ewan Angus Jacqueline Sinclair Production location ( s ) Glasgow, Scotland Dumbarton, Scotland Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 30 minutes Production company ( s ) The Comedy Unit Effingee Productions BBC Scotland BBC Studios Release Original network BBC One Scotland ( 2002 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2007 ) BBC Two ( 2005 -- 2008 ) BBC One ( 2005, 2016 -- 2018 ) Original release 6 September, 2002 -- present Chronology Preceded by Chewin ' The Fat External links Website Still Game is a BAFTA award - winning Scottish sitcom, produced by The Comedy Unit with BBC Scotland. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who play the lead characters, Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade, two Glaswegian pensioners. The characters first appeared in the pair 's previous TV sketch show Chewin ' the Fat, which aired in Scotland from January 1999 until December 2005. Following its debut on 6 September 2002, 56 episodes of Still Game were aired, including Christmas and Hogmanay specials. The first three series were broadcast only on BBC One Scotland, though five episodes selected from the first two series were later broadcast throughout the UK on BBC Two from January - February 2004. From the fourth series, Still Game was broadcast across the UK on BBC Two. With the seventh series in 2016, the programme began to be broadcast on BBC One on a nationwide basis. An eighth series has been filmed, which started airing on 8 March 2018 on BBC One. It was announced on 13 July 2018 that a ninth and final series will be produced to air later in the year which will see the characters go into `` comedy retirement ''. Last day of production was on 14 September 2018. Contents 1 History 2 Series and episodes 3 Cast 3.1 Main cast 3.2 Recurring cast 4 Filming locations 5 Awards 6 DVD releases 7 Critical response 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History The original stage play of Still Game ( 1997 - 1999 ) Still Game started as a stage play featuring three characters : Jack Jarvis, Victor McDade, and Winston Ingram. Due to a broken lift, the three men are stranded in Victor 's flat and discuss a variety of subjects ranging from death to sex. The stage play toured Scotland, England, Ireland and Canada before returning to Glasgow, where it was filmed and released on video and DVD. A small number of revisions accompanied Still Game 's transition from stage to television. Gavin Mitchell, who originally played Winston ( and was replaced by Paul Riley for later performances ), played the part of Boabby in the series. Characters mentioned in passing were later fleshed out into supporting characters. In 1998, Jack and Victor appeared in a number of skits in a tongue - in - cheek documentary about Scottish pop music called Och Around the Clock. In these, they are shown to be watching while sitting in Victor 's flat. Their skits centred on the duo 's disparaging comments about the performers. The characters reappeared in Kiernan and Hemphill 's sketch show Chewin ' the Fat, nearly every episode of which featured Jack, Victor, Tam and Winston, with minor differences from their counterparts in the series. By the time Still Game became a show in its own right Winston 's physical appearance had changed significantly, but he was still played by Paul Riley. As the show evolved, supporting characters assumed greater prominence. Jack and Victor made their final appearance on Chewin ' the Fat in the 2002 Hogmanay Special. For the show 's first three series, the broadcast of Still Game was limited to BBC One Scotland. The show was then moved to BBC Two for the fourth series and shown throughout the UK. On 28 December 2005, the first Christmas special was shown on BBC One, the first national broadcast of the show on the channel. A fifth series of the show started filming in February 2006 and was shown the following June on BBC Two. As of 2006, series three had not been shown nationally, and only five episodes from the first two series were shown on national BBC Two from 17 January to 14 February 2004. The second series was shown nationally from 10 July 2008. This meant it was listed as a new series in TV listings, even though it is not for Scottish viewers. In the first three series, the episode titles were all Glaswegian dialect words that were related to the episode. Starting from series four, the episodes were titled using standard English, so that general audiences could understand them. The events of Still Game take place in a floating timeline where the characters remain the same age from series to series. One of the most prominent examples of this is that Victor reveals that he is 74 years old in `` Scran '', an episode of the second series, but it is not until the fifth series ( `` Smoke On The Water '' ) that he celebrates his 75th birthday. The sixth series of Still Game ended on BBC Two on 23 August 2007. A Christmas special was aired on BBC One Scotland on 23 December and for the rest of the UK on BBC Two on 28 December. There was also a Hogmanay special called `` Hootenanny '' aired on BBC One Scotland, later aired to the rest of the UK on 2 January 2008. Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Paul Riley 's company Effingee Productions is thought to have split up after Riley walked away to go it alone after being refused more control over the future of the company by Kiernan. Hemphill stated that he did n't want a `` boardroom battle ''. On 15 October 2013, the Daily Record ran a front - page story that the show would be returning. On 23 October 2013, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill announced details of live shows at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow at a press conference. They were scheduled to perform four shows beginning in September 2014, but due to high demand, it was extended to 16 and then 21 shows. The 21 shows at The Hydro ran from 19 September 2014 until 10 October 2014, played to 210,000 fans and made £ 6,000,000 in ticket sales. The show received mixed reviews. In November 2014, a special sketch featuring Jack and Victor visiting the set of River City was made for Children in Need. The sketch also featured a cameo of a director played by Still Game director Michael Hines. On Hogmanay 2014, BBC Scotland showed a documentary celebrating the show titled Still Game : The Story So Far. The programme featured interviews with the cast, celebrities who have appeared on the show and super fans, including a look at some favourite moments. On 12 May 2016, the BBC announced that the show would return in 2016 with a six - part seventh series, nine years after the previous series concluded. Filming of the new seventh series started in the summer and the series began on 7 October 2016. The show 's return attracted it 's highest ever overnight audience for a single episode on 7 October, taking a 58 % share of the Scottish TV audience with 1,300,000 viewers. The show also aired for the first time on BBC One across the UK nationwide and drew a total audience of 3,200,000. In September 2016, a second live show was announced for the SSE Hydro. The second stage show was to run for ten nights beginning 4 February 2017, but in October 2016, a further five performances were added. Unlike the previous live show, this show was not televised or recorded in any other way. On 16 March 2017, it was announced that an eighth series has been commissioned to air on BBC One with plans to broadcast towards the end of 2017. The series was pushed back to start on 8 March 2018. Before the start of the eighth series, Hemphill revealed that he and Kiernan were about to start writing the ninth series and plan to do a third and final live show after that. On 13 July 2018, the BBC announced that Still Game would return for the ninth and final series later in 2018, after which the show will end. Filming for the ninth series started in August 2018 and was completed on 14 September 2018. Series and episodes Main article : List of Still Game episodes Series Airdates Channel Series 1 6 September 2002 -- 18 October 2002 BBC One Scotland Series 2 28 March 2003 -- 23 May 2003 BBC One Scotland Series 3 7 May 2004 -- 11 June 2004 BBC One Scotland Series 4 22 July 2005 -- 26 August 2005 BBC Two 2005 Christmas Special 28 December 2005 BBC One Series 5 19 June 2006 -- 24 July 2006 BBC Two 2006 Hogmanay Special 31 December 2006 BBC One Scotland Series 6 12 July 2007 -- 23 August 2007 BBC Two 2007 Christmas Special 23 December 2007 BBC One Scotland 2007 Hogmanay Special 31 December 2007 BBC One Scotland 2014 Live at the Hydro 7 November 2014 BBC One Scotland Still Game : The Story So Far 31 December 2014 BBC One Scotland Series 7 7 October 2016 -- 11 November 2016 BBC One Series 8 8 March 2018 -- 12 April 2018 BBC One & BBC Two Wales Series 9 Late 2018 BBC One Cast Main article : List of Still Game characters Main cast Ford Kiernan as Jack Jarvis Greg Hemphill as Victor McDade Paul Riley as Winston Ingram Mark Cox as Thomas `` Tam '' Mullen Jane McCarry as Isa Drennan Sanjeev Kohli as Navid Harrid Gavin Mitchell as Robert `` Boabby The Barman '' Taylor Recurring cast James Martin as Eric Jones Scott Reid as Michael `` Methadone Mick '' Doherty Lynne McCallum as Peggy McAlpine Paul Young as Hugh `` Shug '' McLaughlin Jake D'Arcy as Peter `` Pete the Jakey '' McCormack Shamshad Akhtar as Meena Harrid Sandy Nelson as Chris the Postie Kate Donnelly as Frances Mullen Matt Costello as Stevie Reid Jamie Quinn as Derek `` Fergie '' Ferguson Marj Hogarth as Fiona Jarvis Bruce Morton as Ian Duncan Sheathing Filming locations Although Still Game is set in the fictional Craiglang area of Glasgow, the Maryhill district of the city is one of the most common filming locations. The early part of the first episode `` Flittin '' was filmed in the South Nitshill area of Glasgow, where Jack lived before he moved into the flat next - door to Victor at Osprey Heights. The block of flats which was used to film Osprey Heights can be found at Collina Street in the Maryhill area of Glasgow. The shops featured in the series can be found in the Townhead area of Glasgow. The Forth and Clyde Canal and its locks are used in background shots, along with the nearby high - rise tower blocks ( flats ) including the one used for Osprey Heights. For the first three series of the show, a real pub ( `` The Gimlet '' ) in Ruchill was used to film the exterior shots of the pub Jenny 's, originally `` The Clansman ''. However, between series three and four, the owner of the pub had the building demolished, which meant that the production team to build an exterior in a set in the Glasgow North Media Park, Maryhill for the fourth series. An outdoor market in Possilpark was used in the episode `` Cauld '' when Winston buys several electric heaters. The bingo scene in `` Courtin '' was filmed at the Gala Bingo hall in Possilpark and was a scene that coincidentally brought two old friends together, as Paul Riley ( Winston ) and the Gala Bingo caller featured in filming, Joe Houston ; were friends in their youth. Scene interiors ( Jack and Victor 's flats, hallways and the interior of Harrid 's ) are specially constructed sets, built within a warehouse complex, now a Maryhill industrial estate ( and called Craigmont Studios ). Scenes from several episodes were also filmed in the Knightswood area of Glasgow, including exterior scenes in the episode `` Courtin '', and the golf course scenes in the episode `` Tappin ''. Finport, as mentioned and seen in the fifth series, was filmed on location in Largs and Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, both of which were once popular seaside resorts with Glaswegians. The shots of the promenade and the sea wall is that of Saltcoats ' harbour area. The café that Jack and Victor walk past is The Melbourne Café in Saltcoats. The pub scene is set in the Royal Oak pub in Largs, while the bed and breakfast where Jack and Victor stay overnight is located at the north end of Largs promenade. In the scene where Jack and Victor arrive on the bus from the right in Finport, this leads from the sea, as there is no road there. In the scene where Jack and Victor find Winston, a wide panning shot reveals the famous Nardini 's ice - cream building and the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry to Millport. Ardgowan House, a late eighteenth - century mansion at Inverkip, Inverclyde, was used as the setting for Blairtunnoch in the episode `` Fly Society ''. Jack and Victor buy tickets for a meal and evening at the theatre from Tam who won them in a radio quiz. During the pre-theatre meal, they meet two apparently sophisticated, attractive ladies, played by Una McLean and Jeannie Fisher, whom they try to impress with tall tales of overseas adventures and wealth : the women thus invite them to a country house party at Blairtunnoch. The area where Jack and Victor are sitting during the court recess in the episode `` Recipe '' of series six is the Main Lounge of The Crookston Hotel in Glasgow. The interior shots of the bakery in the same episode `` Recipe '' were filmed at factories in Glasgow, one of which Tunnocks factory in Uddingston. The court scenes were filmed in Court No. 2 of Hamilton Sheriff Court. The bar used during the Hogmanay Special in 2007, Hootenanny, was The Red Hoose in Dunipace, chosen by producers for its old world qualities. Navid 's shop interior was a set in Hillington industrial estate, the exterior shots being a row of shops in Kennedy Path, Townhead, Glasgow. The shots where Jack and Victor visit Barbara at her workplace were filmed in the Clydebank area of Glasgow. The interior of the shop was also filmed on site in a local charity shop which is still in use today. Just before the fifth series started filming, a pest control team had to be called into the Maryhill studio set when it was discovered that rats had infested Navid 's shop and were eating their way through the stock. The alarm was raised after Jane McCarry ( Isa ) found a dead rat on the set. The high rat population in the area was due to the proximity of the Forth and Clyde Canal. The Children In Need sketch was filmed on the River City set at the BBC Scotland studios in Dumbarton, Scotland, as was much of the seventh series. The theme music used on the TV broadcasts of the show is an excerpt from `` Cuban Boy '', as recorded by The Cuban Boys, which is itself based on a sample of Frank Chacksfield 's track of the same name from the album West of Sunset. The opening and ending theme tune was changed to an entirely different theme on the BBC DVD releases : the reason behind this is still unexplained, however licensing could be a possibility. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra recorded an updated version of the theme tune for Series 7, which is also used on the DVD release of that series. Awards Year Group Award Result 2003 Celtic Media Awards Best Entertainment Programme Won Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Most Popular Broadcast Won BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Won Rose d'Or Best Sitcom Nominated 2005 Celtic Media Awards Best Entertainment Programme Won BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Won Rose d'Or Best Sitcom Nominated 2006 BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Won 2007 BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Nominated Best Actor : Sanjeev Kholi Nominated Best Actress : Jane McCarry Won TV Writing : Ford Kiernan & Greg Hemphill Won Audience Award Won 2008 BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Nominated 2015 BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Nominated Scottish Comedy Awards Best TV Show Won Best Event : Still Game Live Won 2017 Best TV Show Won BAFTA Scotland Best Entertainment Programme Nominated Celtic Media Awards Best Comedy Show Won 2018 National Television Awards Best Comedy Programme Nominated DVD releases DVD Title Discs Year No. of Ep. DVD release Notes Region 2 Complete Series 1 2002 6 3 July 2006 -- Complete Series 2 2003 9 3 July 2006 -- Complete Series 3 6 17 July 2006 -- Complete Series 4 2005 6 17 July 2006 Includes behind the scenes footage Complete Series 5 2006 6 16 October 2006 -- Complete Series 6 2007 7 3 September 2007 -- Complete Specials 2005 -- 2007 3 November 2008 Includes the specials from 2005, 2006 & 2007 Complete Series 1 -- 5 6 2002 -- 2006 33 16 October 2006 -- Complete Series 1 -- 6 8 2002 -- 2007 44 3 November 2008 Includes all of the specials Still Game Live At The Hydro 2014 24 November 2014 Includes over one hour not seen on TV Complete Series 7 2016 6 21 November 2016 Complete Series 8 2018 6 16 April 2018 Critical response Referring to the fifth series ' finale, the Daily Record heralded for Still Game to be added to the ranks of the `` greatest sitcoms ever ''. They called the episode `` classic comedy '' and said it was `` a perfect mix of empathetic friendship, laugh - out - loud gags, real feeling in the acting and genuine warmth and chemistry between the characters ''. The Daily Record also revealed Still Game was trouncing rivals The Catherine Tate Show and Steve Coogan 's Saxondale with 300,000 and 700,000 more viewers respectively. Creator and star Ford Kiernan said of the ratings : `` I am absolutely delighted. The figures have gradually increased - episode after episode. '' Still Game was criticised for its `` reliance on expletives '' by Teddy Jamieson, television critic for The Herald. He also commented that the sitcom `` paints ( Scotland ) in broad strokes '', through its use of stereotypes. TV Today praised the show for being `` refreshing '' in the age of dying sitcoms. It said the show was funny in a `` straight down the line way ''. Still Game has attracted interest from known screen legends, such as Sean Connery ( who even requested a role in the show ). Actor Bill Nighy is also reported to be a fan, calling upon the distinct Glaswegian accent for his role as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean. The show has won awards in both the 2004 and 2005 BAFTA Scotland awards and was named as the winner in the Best Broadcast category at the 2004 Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards. In 2006, Still Game was once again nominated for a BAFTA Scotland award for the `` Most Popular Television '' category. Other contenders included Rebus and Taggart. Paul Riley, who plays Winston, was also awarded for his role in the show. The series revival in 2016 received some negative reviews. Julie McDowall, writing for The National, said of the first episode `` You 're going to hate me for saying this. I already hate myself for even daring to hold these thoughts, but I need to be honest with you : this was a disappointment. '' She later said of the series, `` 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. '' A review in Chortle said `` I suspect a lot of new viewers will wonder what all the fuss is about, as this episode seems clunky and dated, '' going on to say `` in truth no one here appears to be a great actor '' and that `` it seems to be a little crudely edited, too, with the timing of cutaways off the pace. And when you start to notice things like that, it 's got to be a sign that something 's wrong. '' See also List of Still Game episodes List of Still Game characters Chewin ' the Fat References Jump up ^ Brian Ferguson ( 15 February 2018 ). `` Air date revealed for new series of Still Game ''. The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 February 2018. Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/BBCScotComms/status/1017544383200153600 Jump up ^ `` Evening Times ''. It 's game over for Scots comedy duo. Retrieved 16 September 2008. Jump up ^ `` Five more dates added for Still Game 's Hydro show ''. Jump up ^ Dingwall, John ( 11 October 2014 ). `` Still Game pulls in £ 6million from 21 sell - out shows ''. Jump up ^ `` STILL GAME - REVIEW ''. The Big Issue. Retrieved 6 June 2016. Jump up ^ BBC comedy Still Game to return for new series Jump up ^ `` Extra performances added to Still Game live show run ''. 13 October 2016 -- via www.bbc.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Still Game returns with new live shows ''. 29 September 2016 -- via www.bbc.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Extra Still Game live shows announced ''. 13 October 2016 -- via www.bbc.co.uk. Jump up ^ Kiernan, Ford. `` Come and get yer tickets, we are not long away now ! We are not recording it so it wo n't be on telly or dvd ' ''. Jump up ^ `` Still Game comedy back for eighth series ''. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Still Game gears up for live show as new series set to screen ''. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Last orders at the Clansman as Still Game returns for final series ''. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Still Game fans devastated as Jane McCarry posts emotional ' last ever call sheet ' tweets ''. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018. Jump up ^ The episode `` Cauld '' refers to his name being Pete Tain, however in `` Recipe '' his name is McCormack. Jump up ^ `` Clyde Shopping Centre map ''. www.clyde-shoppingcentre.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Daily Record ''. A FORD IN THE RIVER. Retrieved 4 August 2006. Jump up ^ https://cubanboys.bandcamp.com/track/cuban-boy-cuban-boys-go-boom-mix Jump up ^ `` Daily Record ''. STILL GAME FOR A LAUGH, AND INTO THE BIG LEAGUE. Retrieved 4 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` Daily Record ''. VICTOR IN BEEB RATINGS BATTLE. Retrieved 4 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` The Herald ''. Grisly reality of the afterlife. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` TV Today ''. Square eyes 24 -- 28 July. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` Living.Scotsman.com ''. Still game for a laugh. Retrieved 4 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` Daily Record ''. SKULL GAME. Retrieved 4 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` BAFTA Scotland Awards ''. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2004 Winners. Retrieved 18 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` BAFTA Scotland Awards ''. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2005 Winners. Retrieved 18 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` Screenbiz.co.uk ''. THE SPIRIT OF SCOTLAND. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2006. Jump up ^ `` BAFTA Scotland Awards ''. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2006 Winners. Retrieved 2 November 2006. Jump up ^ `` Chortle, the UK comedy guide ''. Game on - Still Game scoops Scottish Bafta. Retrieved 3 December 2006. Jump up ^ `` TV Pick October 7 : Return of Still Game proves to be a disappointment ''. The National. Retrieved 26 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` TV Pick of the Day, Friday, October 14 : Still Game, and The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts ''. The National. Retrieved 26 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` The return of Still Game ''. Chortle. Retrieved 26 November 2016. 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Question: when does the new still game series start
Answer: Late 2018