| Still Game | |
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| 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 (2016–2019) |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original languages | Scots English |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 62 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ford Kiernan Greg Hemphill Steven Canny |
| Producers | Colin Gilbert Michael Hines Ewan Angus Jacqueline Sinclair |
| Production locations | Glasgow, Scotland Dumbarton, Scotland Largs, Scotland Saltcoats, Scotland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | The Comedy Unit Effingee Productions BBC Scotland BBC Studios Comedy Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One Scotland (2002–2004, 2006–2007) BBC Two (2005–2008) BBC One (2005, 2016–2019) BBC Scotland (2019) |
| Release | 6 September 2002 – 31 December 2007 |
| Release | October 7, 2016 – March 28, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Chewin' the Fat | |
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Still Game is a Scottish sitcom produced by Effingee Productions, The Comedy Unit and BBC Scotland. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who played the lead characters, Jack Jarvis, Esq 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, 62 episodes of Still Game were aired, including Christmas and Hogmanay specials, in addition to almost 50 live shows. 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 in January and February 2004. From the fourth series, Still Game was broadcast across the UK on BBC Two. After series 6, production on Still Game ended due to an argument between the two creators that caused them to go their separate ways for many years. The two eventually got back together to make the seventh series in 2016, and the programme was broadcast on BBC One.
It was announced on 13 July 2018 that a ninth and final series would be produced later in the year which would see the characters go into "comedy retirement".[1] The last day of production was on 14 September 2018, and it started airing on 24 February 2019, being one of the first programmes to be shown on the brand new BBC Scotland channel.[2]
- ^ Comms, BBC Scotland (12 July 2018). "We're raising a glass, with a tear in our eyes – it's last orders for #StillGame. The 9th series sees our boys (and Isa) go into comedy retirement in what promises to be a must-see finale. Sob! @BBCScotland @BBCOne @bbcstudios @FordKiernan1 @greghemphill96 @bbccomedypic.twitter.com/7PQXHJLnPI".
- ^ "TV channel to launch with final Still Game". BBC News. 22 November 2018 – via bbc.co.uk.