List of Still Game episodes

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The following is an episode list for Still Game . The first series began on 6 September 2002 and its ninth and final series aired on 28 March 2019.

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In the first three series the episode titles were all Scots words that were related to the episode. This was changed to standard English titles for Series 4, so that the rest of UK audience could understand the titles. [1]

Series overview

Series/otherAirdatesChannel
Series 1 6 September – 11 October 2002 BBC One Scotland
Series 2 28 March – 23 May 2003 BBC One Scotland
Series 3 7 May – 11 June 2004 BBC One Scotland
Series 4 22 July – 26 August 2005 BBC Two
2005 Christmas Special 28 December 2005 BBC One
Series 5 19 June – 24 July 2006 BBC Two
2006 Hogmanay Special 31 December 2006 – 1 January 2007 BBC One Scotland
BBC Two
Series 6 12 July – 23 August 2007 BBC Two
2007 Christmas Special 23–28 December 2007 BBC One Scotland
BBC Two
2007 Hogmanay Special 31 December 2007 – 2 January 2008 BBC One Scotland
BBC Two
Still Game Live 7 November 2014 BBC One Scotland
BBC Two
Children In Need Special 2014
15 November 2014
31 December 2014
7 October – 11 November 2016 BBC One
8 March – 12 April 2018 BBC One
24 February – 28 March 2019
21 June – 2 August 2019
BBC Scotland
BBC One

Episode list

Series 1 (2002)

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11"Flittin'"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)3.18

Jack's life is increasingly miserable due to anti-social neighbours. He is keen to move but can't find a house until the man across the landing from his best friend Victor dies. Meanwhile, Jack and Victor's friend Winston is teaching his grandson how to fight for an upcoming boxing match.

Guest Starring: Gordon McCorkell, Finlay McLean, Alex Robertson, and Richard Mark


Note: First appearances of Ford Kiernan as Jack, Greg Hemphill as Victor, Paul Riley as Winston, Gavin Mitchell as Boabby, Jane McCarry as Isa, Mark Cox as Tam, Sanjeev Kohli as Navid, James Martin as Eric, Shamshad Ahktar as Meena
22"Faimly"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)3.16

Victor is awaiting a visit from his son John who now lives in Johannesburg. But when John leaves a message on Victor's answering machine, a crucial part of the message is inaudible due to background noise. Jack and Victor set out to discover what it says with help from their friend Shug who has an acute sense of hearing. Meanwhile, Winston gets injured in a fight with Peggy at the butchers over who gets the gigot chops.

This episode originally ran fourth.

Guest Starring: Billy Boyd, Jackie Farrell, Carolyn Conrad, and Billy Riddoch
33"Cauld"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)3.72

The residents of Craiglang are experiencing one of the coldest winters in years when Winston offers a solution - free electricity by tampering with the meter. Gradually, a number of locals accept Winston's help but Victor takes the moral high ground and refuses to participate in the illicit scheme.

In the original, incorrect BBC broadcast, this episode ran second.

Guest Starring: Stevie Allen, Finlay McLean, and James O'Hara
44"Courtin'"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)N/A

Jack asks Barbara, the woman from the charity shop, to go out with him leaving Victor feeling lonely and resentful of his friend's new romance. Meanwhile, Winston gets barred from The Clansman and goes in search of other ways to spend his leisure time.

This episode was broadcast third in the original run of the show.

Guest Starring: Eileen McCallum, Maureen Carr, and Noddy Davidson
55"Waddin'"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill11 October 2002 (2002-10-11)3.44

Navid's daughter is getting married, and both Jack and Victor still haven't received an invitation, so they decide to do something about it. Meanwhile, it is thought that Wullie MacIntosh has died and Winston plans to rummage through his house to find something that will assure him an invitation.

This episode ran last in the original broadcast.

Guest Starring: Johnny Irvine and Donald Cameron
66"Scones"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill4 October 2002 (2002-10-04)3.81

Jack and Victor are irritated by Tam's success at entering and winning competitions and embark on a futile attempt of their own, involving composing a slogan for a scone advert. Meanwhile, Winston is having financial problems after his benefits are stopped. Isa's estranged husband, Harry, also returns after a six-year absence.

Notes: This episode ran fifth in the original broadcast.

Guest Starring: Bill Murdoch, James Weir, and Ronnie Letham

Early series of the show featured short sound clips whenever an exterior shot of Osprey Heights (the building Jack, Victor, and Isa live in) occurred. These included Jack and Victor sighing contentedly and one of the two saying "Is that you?" with the other replying "Oh, aye, that's me." Arguably the most common featured Jack and Victor humming a song ("Hurdy gurdy gurdy, in the windae boxes"). These decreased in frequency after the first couple of series, and were discontinued altogether by the fourth series.

Series 2 (2003)

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71"Gairden"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill28 March 2003 (2003-03-28)2.88

The residents of Craiglang are being terrorised by the local neds, but the pensioners have had enough and decide to make their own haven they can escape to. Meanwhile, Jack and Victor check on old Ronnie, who has been recently committed to a sanatorium after being found dancing in George Square in his underwear.

Guest Starring: John Shedden, Gary Sweeney, and James Young
82"Wummin"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill4 April 2003 (2003-04-04)4.11

Jack and Victor are concerned for their old friend Bert Findlay, who has been deeply depressed and grown unkempt ever since the death of his wife, Annie. Winston is having his own troubles with a less than sympathetic home help assistant, Mrs Begg.

Guest Starring: Brian Pettifer and Celia Imrie
93"Doacters"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill11 April 2003 (2003-04-11)3.90

Jack and Victor are amazed at the dynamic vitality of their friend Stuart, who has a newfound zest for life after being prescribed a new "yankee" wonder drug to cure depression and they plan a strategy to obtain a supply for themselves, despite not needing the medicine. Meanwhile, both Tam and Winston have the hots for the new librarian, Frances.

Notes: This episode establishes that Tam has a seven-year-old grandson, named Ryan, but is unmarried. In a later episode, it is stated that Tam had a wife who left him because he cheated on her.

Guest Starring: Alec Heggie
104"Brief"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill18 April 2003 (2003-04-18)3.76

Victor buys a second-hand car hoping it will give him the freedom he always wanted, but it ends up that he is the one being taken for a ride. Meanwhile, Winston tries his hardest to encourage Tam not to be tight-fisted.

Notes: This episode implies that for unknown reasons, Jack is unable to drive. In all scenes, Victor is shown driving, and in fact Victor is the only one of the two who has any interest in the car. Jack does, however, drive in "All the Best," from the fifth series of the show. Jack was also seen driving in some of the sketches in Chewin the Fat.

Guest Starring: Stevie Allen, Tom Urie, and Richard Wallis
115"Tappin'"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill25 April 2003 (2003-04-25)4.06

A money lender appears in Craiglang and soon finds customers. Isa thinks Jack and Victor have borrowed money when she notices they have more than usual, when in fact they are merely spending some extra money they had saved up. Tam and Winston are enjoying a round of golf at their local golf course until they are interrupted by the neds. Their attempts to resolve the situation only end in disaster.

Guest Starring: James Young and Jim Murray
126"Scran"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill2 May 2003 (2003-05-02)3.94

Jack and Victor are left in charge of Navid's shop as Navid has to return to India to attend his brother's funeral. Winston sees an opportunity to make some extra cash and decides to set up a take-away food side business run from the back of the shop; whilst at the same time, getting on the wrong side of Vince Gallagher, a snack van vendor with whom Winston has history.

Guest Starring: David Hayman
137"Shooglies"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill9 May 2003 (2003-05-09)3.18

Jack and Victor celebrate their momentous sixtieth anniversary as best friends and decide to have a day out when they encounter a face from the past.

Guest Starring: Finlay Welsh
148"Buntin'"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill16 May 2003 (2003-05-16)3.41

Craiglang is suspicious when Pete, the local alcoholic tramp, tells everyone he has secured a very important job at the council's new "facility", Jack and Victor decide to follow him to find the truth of the rumours. Meanwhile Navid, Winston and Shug are on a hunt for a bin-raiding fox.

Guest Starring: Donald Cameron and Nik Weir
159"Dug"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill23 May 2003 (2003-05-23)4.14

Jack is invited to visit his daughter, Fiona who lives in Canada. Asked to come along, Victor initially refuses, but in the end accompanies Jack on the holiday. Meanwhile, Winston ends up having to pretend to be Isa's "Pumpkin" to see off her estranged husband Harry.

Guest Starring: Ronnie Letham

Series 3 (2004)

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161"Holiday"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill7 May 2004 (2004-05-07)3.14

Jack and Victor arrive in Canada to visit Fiona. Just like in Craiglang, the two get up to more mischief. Back home, Winston tries to ignore Isa's gossip while still enjoying her home cooking as he continues seeing her even though Harry has left.

Guest Starring: Stevie Allen, Finlay McLean, Steve Hemphill, and Munro Chambers
172"Swottin"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill14 May 2004 (2004-05-14)3.66

Jack and Victor are back in Craiglang and on the hunt for more adventures - in this case, enrolling in a night school class for a first-aid course at the University of Glasgow. When they realise how cheap the alcohol at the university bar, they decide to skip classes and engage in boisterous antics with students young enough to be their grandchildren; unaware of the implications of their actions. They form a team with Winston and enter a quiz Boabby is hosting at the Clansman in order to boost the pub's popularity, but when a pregnant woman suddenly goes into labour, Jack & Victor end up being put forward to help.

Guest Starring: Kate Dickie, Ryan Hassan, and Bridget McCann
183"Cairds"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill21 May 2004 (2004-05-21)3.52

Jack and Victor enlist the help of their friends and set about winning back disabled Joe's electric scooter from Tam who won it in a poker game. Shug is arrested on suspicion of being a peeping-tom and Lady Luck shines on Winston as his long-shot accumulator bet at the bookie's returns a big win - or does it?

Guest Starring: John Buick
194"Big Yin"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill28 May 2004 (2004-05-28)3.24

Jack and Victor need a favour from an old friend, Big Innes, who has moved away from Craiglang to Elgin. The neds are out of control and Big Innes is just the man to sort them out! However, it is emphasised to everybody that Innes must not be given Midori liqueur under any circumstances. Winston gets a job at a supermarket called "Food-Fare" and deals with workplace bullying in his own unique way.

Guest Starring: Clive Russell, Jordan Young, and Sheila Latimer
205"Oot"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill4 June 2004 (2004-06-04)2.98

Long-time recluse, Archie, who hasn't left his home since 1966, has no option but to leave his home; which is earmarked for demolition. Oblivious to world events and bewildered by all the changes over the decades, he re-enters society under the care of Jack and Victor, who find him a new flat in Osprey Heights. Winston inquires about a new, large screen, wall-mounted television in the High Street, but put off by the expensive price- makes plans to build his own, which disastrously goes on fire whilst the group are watching The Towering Inferno . Archie decides to go back to being a recluse, however he buys Winston the expensive television set using social security money he had been hoarding for years.

Guest Starring: Sylvester McCoy
216"Aff"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill11 June 2004 (2004-06-11)3.44

Isa is frantic with worry after a psychic in The Clansman tells her she is going to be run over by a silver car. Will she meet her date with destiny? Winston is told by doctors his leg will need to be amputated, a consequence of years of smoking eighty cigarettes a day. He takes solace in the news that he will qualify for extra money in invalidity benefits. Upon seeing Winston's leg, Jack throws his pipe in the bin pledging never to smoke again, while Victor fakes illness in a bid to get more attention from his absent son John.

Guest Starring: Mary Riggans and Sandy Welsh

Series 4 (2005)

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221"Kill Wullie"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)2.22

Jack and Victor's friend, Wullie, is dating a younger woman. Rumours abound in Craiglang that his mistress is trying to bump him off. Meanwhile Winston struggles with his new leg and a young hooligan is conning pensioners out of money.

Guest Starring: Jackie Farrell and Julie Miller

Note: This is the first episode to receive a standard English title, as the show had begun to be broadcast in the rest of the UK by this point.
232"Wireless"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)1.83

Jack and Victor take up the job of the local hospital's radio DJs as stand-ins for Tam who is away on holiday and build up quite a fanbase in the process. Navid also ends up in hospital with a very personal problem.

Guest Starring: Bill Murdoch, James Fleming, and Sandy Neilson
243"Dial-A-Bus"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill5 August 2005 (2005-08-05)2.15

Jack and Victor find themselves on a terrifying bus journey when the driver, Davie, suffers a funny turn. Meanwhile, Tam decides to tag along while Navid goes to get stock, and Boabby decides to take time off work to go cycling; leaving The Clansman under control of a temporary barman. Winston takes advantage of Boabby's absence by pretending to be the real owner of The Clansman.

Guest Starring: Robbie Coltrane and Sharon McKenzie
254"Ring"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill12 August 2005 (2005-08-12)1.72

Tam decides to marry Frances, his sweetheart from the second series. As always in Craiglang, things never go to plan. Meanwhile Navid's shop is part of a big business take-over.

Guest Starring: Michael McKenzie
265"Hatch"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill19 August 2005 (2005-08-19)3.08

Jack has got Sky Digital TV, Victor hasn't, they solve this problem by arranging for Shug to put a "hatch" put in between their rooms so that they can both watch. But things go wrong when Isa suspects they are gay. Meanwhile, Winston has to look after his obnoxious seventeen-year old grandson Thomas while his parents go away on holiday.

Guest Starring: Kevin Guthrie

This episode was removed from BBC iPlayer following Guthrie's conviction of sexual assault in 2021.
276"Who's the Daddy?"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill26 August 2005 (2005-08-26)2.16

The Clansman is sold to a property developer who plans to demolish it. But Jack, Victor and Winston fear they may have unknowingly fathered him in their twenties. Whilst they compete with each other to prove who it may have been, Isa gets to the truth - revealing it was actually Pete the Jakey. The Clansman is saved, but is renamed "Jenny's", in honour of the child's mother.

Guest Starring: Martin Docherty and Vincent Friell
Christmas Special (2005)
28"Cold Turkey"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill28 December 2005 (2005-12-28)3.07

Jack and Victor fear for their usual Christmas dinner arrangement after they upset Isa and Winston gets to grips with his turkey. Meanwhile, Frances gives Tam a ton of Christmas cards for him to deliver.

Guest Starring: Mark Young and Michael MacKenzie

Series 5 (2006)

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291"Drama"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill19 June 2006 (2006-06-19)2.23

Jack and Victor learn about free whisky tasting sessions and win a visit to a distillery. Winston is in no mood to welcome the new bookie Frankie to Craiglang, being certain that it's his old nemesis, Stevie.

Guest Starring: John McCririck
302"Fresh Lick"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill26 June 2006 (2006-06-26)2.48

Jack and Victor put on their decorator's overalls to redesign Isa's flat. In their usual style, the two have trouble adjusting to the job at hand. Meanwhile, Tam discovers a video featuring Bobby and some scantily clad women.

Guest Starring: Dougie Wallace
313"Smoke on the Water"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill3 July 2006 (2006-07-03)2.57

Jack and Victor sail in celebration of Victor's seventy-fifth birthday. The two decide, along with Winston, to take a sail down the local river. Unfortunately, a run-in with the local neds means things won't go smoothly.

Guest Starring: James MacKenzie
324"Hard Nuts"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)2.31

Boabby the Barman has a chance to be on television. Unbeknownst to him at first, the programme is Blighty's Hardest Boozers. Meanwhile, Navid goes through some changes when he dyes his hair.

Guest Starring: John Jack and Bill Torrance
335"All the Best"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill17 July 2006 (2006-07-17)2.94

A sad farewell to Winston as he leaves Craiglang for a new life in the seaside resort of Finport. Meanwhile Jack and Victor are chauffeurs for the day.

Guest Starring: Juliet Cadzow and Iain Davidson
346"Saucy"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill24 July 2006 (2006-07-24)2.18

Frances's sister, Molly, comes to visit and makes a huge impression on Tam who is in awe of his sister-in-law's tight-fistedness. Meanwhile, Jack and Victor arrange to visit Winston in Finport but when they arrive, they find that all is not well.

Guest Starring: Dorothy Paul
Hogmanay Special (2006)
35"The Party"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill31 December 2006 (2006-12-31) [fn 1] 3.87

Similar to the previous stage play (see History) Jack, Victor and Winston (also Isa in this version) are stuck in the Osprey Heights lift on their way to a Hogmanay party, they reminisce about Hogmanay 1975 (featuring flashbacks).

Guest Starring: Ronnie Letham and Grant Thomson

Series 6 (2007)

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361"Hot Seat"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill12 July 2007 (2007-07-12)2.90

Craiglang is in the grip of a heatwave. Jack and Victor have found the perfect place to relax in the park on the ultimate bench. Unfortunately, Tam and Winston have the same idea. Isa receives bad news about her estranged husband Harry.

Guest Starring: Grant Thomson & Doreen McGillivray
372"Fly Society"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill19 July 2007 (2007-07-19)2.11

Jack and Victor get a taste of how the other half live when they pose as two wealthy socialites to impress a couple of widows. But the gang from Craiglang are not happy at missing out.

Guest Starring: Una McLean, Jeannie Fisher & Ron Donachie
383"Lights Out"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill26 July 2007 (2007-07-26)1.86

After an accident at the local sub station involving a runaway lorry, Craiglang is plunged into darkness. After a crime wave occurs, the vulnerable pensioners start taking radical measures to protect themselves from the night crawlers.

Guest Starring: John Buick & Johnny Mac
394"Seconds Out"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill2 August 2007 (2007-08-02)2.09

When a new pizza shop opens in Craiglang, Boabby the barman and Stevie the Bookie battle it out for the affection of the new pizza girl. Jack and Victor are hell bent on getting a free pizza now that Winston works there.

Guest Starring: Jim Watt, Michelle McManus & John Buick
405"Hyper"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill9 August 2007 (2007-08-09)2.18

Navid's business is suffering at the hands of the new corporate giant Hyperdales and his regular customers' loyalty is being put to the test. Meanwhile, an electric shock causes Tam to go through some bizarre changes in behaviour. Eventually, Navid cracks and tries to burn down Hyperdales causing him, Jack, Victor, Winston and Tam to be locked in for the night.

Guest Starring: Trish Mullen
416"Recipe"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill16 August 2007 (2007-08-16)1.98

Jack and Victor discover Pete the Jakey was the inventor of the famous Beefy Bake and seek recompense on his behalf. Tam and Frances are having marital problems. Who can offer counsel, Navid?

Trivia: In Pete's trial it is argued that Pete invented the Beefy Bake on Sunday, 15 September 1979. However, this day was actually a Saturday. [2]

Guest Starring: Eric Potts and Gary Lamont
427"One in One Out"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill23 August 2007 (2007-08-23)2.08

Tam and Frances enjoy fame and fortune with their new addition, but it means babysitting stints for Jack and Victor which is proving a bit of a strain. As both wind up in hospital and Jack is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, could this be the end for the duo?

Guest Starring: Lorraine Kelly and Michael Hines
Christmas Special (2007)
43"Plum Number"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill23 December 2007 (2007-12-23)2.28

Jack and Victor join the choir. Winston offers to cover for the lollipop man while he's away after learning that the job can be very rewarding during Christmas. Boabby gets a new puggy for The Clansman that boasts a jackpot of £1,000000. Tam enlists the help of Shug and Eric to intercept the slot machine's pay-out ratio but soon, they are joined by Jack and Victor who want their slice of the action.

Guest Starring: Iain McColl, Paul Donnelly & Dave Anderson


Note: Last appearance of Jake D'Arcy as Pete the Jakey
Hogmanay Special (2007)
44"Hootenanny"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill31 December 2007 (2007-12-31)2.59

Jack, Victor, Winston and Tam decide to spend their Hogmanay in a cottage on the remote island of Tighnahulish. Their celebrations are short-lived though when Jack and Victor manage to antagonise the island's few residents. Meanwhile, in Craiglang, Navid's wife Meena has gone on holiday to India, leaving Navid to enjoy a brief taste of single life.

Guest Starring: John Buick, Lewis Howden & Michelle Gallagher
Children in Need Special (2014)
"Still Game at River City"UnknownUnknown15 November 2014 (2014-11-15)N/A

Jack and Victor win tickets to see River City being filmed and Isa turns a new Career in becoming an Extra.

Guest Starring: Sally Howitt, Billy McEnhaley, Jordan Young, Carmen Pieraccini & Michael Hines

Series 7 (2016)

On 12 May 2016, Ford and Greg announced a new series of Still Game was in the works. Filming of the long-awaited seventh series commenced on 4 July 2016, with the series airing in late 2016 on BBC One nationwide. All of the original main cast reprised their roles. Recurring character Pete "The Jakey" McCormack did not return, as he had been played by actor Jake D'Arcy who died in May 2015. The character's death was announced in the second episode, "The Undrinkables."

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451"Gadgets"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)4.31

Craiglang's residents can't resist the temptation of the Futuroo catalogue and its innovations to "make life that wee bit easier". However, it quickly becomes apparent these gadgets do anything but make life easier. Winston receives a registered letter which sees him prepare for the arrival of his brother, Walter. As Jack and Victor spar over whose gadget is best, there's a spot of sibling rivalry between Winston and Walter.

Guest Starring: David Ireland and Gary Miller
462"The Undrinkables"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)4.37

Jack and Victor receive the sad news that dear old friend, Pete the Jakey, has died. Pete may have been homeless, but he held a special place in the heart of Craiglang's community. Drink prices are going up, Jack and Victor try to go teetotal and Boabby gives up the tenancy of The Clansman, but illicit and dangerous moonshine suddenly appears on the estate and no-one seems to know its source. Jack and Victor wrongly accuse Tam after smashing up his kitchen. Later, as everyone gathers at the Clansman after Pete's funeral, tight-fisted Tam still can't find it in himself to contribute to the kitty. Beyond the grave, Pete leaves his legacy with Boabby and Winston through his pal, Methadone Mick.

Guest Starring: Frank Gilhooley
473"Job"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)3.94

Charity begins at home, as Jack and Victor offer a helping hand to Methadone Mick; a £4,000000 parking fine from the past comes back to haunt Winston, and Boabby's award glory goes awry when he has to decide whom to take to the City Chambers when he receives his Citizen Civic Medal, as Shug concocts a daring plan to get Winston off the hook....

Guest Starring: Kevin Whately and Barbara Rafferty
484"Small Change"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)3.33

Affairs of the heart stir up emotions as when Jack and Victor offer unconventional marriage guidance to Fergie and his wife Sinead, their advice proves to be less than helpful. Meanwhile, Navid and Boabby swap jobs to prove who really has it the hardest, after Boabby struggles to see bargains in Navid's shop when him and Meena have a special rollback day to celebrate forty years of being in business.

Guest Starring: Claire Gray Wilson and Louise Stewart
495"Heavy Petting"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)3.01

Jack and Victor decide to become dog sitters and enlist the help of computer-savvy Isa to register them on the "Pets Home From Home" website. Meanwhile Isa limbers up for the Craiglang Bake Off and locks whisks with local cake rival, Peggy. Utterly determined to beat the reigning baking champion, Isa strong-arms her pals into becoming reluctant cake-tasting guinea pigs.

Guest Starring: Paul-James Corrigan
506"Down and Out"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)3.17

Emotions run high as Jack, Victor and the Craiglang residents gather to watch the demolition of a tower block, only to later find out that Osprey Heights is also condemned. Jack, Victor and Isa are decanted to a local care home that turns out to be run like a prison camp by its authoritarian manager, whilst Tam and Winston embark on a new money making scam which almost ends in disaster....

Guest Starring: Jackie Bird, Ronni Ancona and Sheila Donald

Series 8 (2018)

The eighth series of Still Game aired from 8 March to 12 April 2018, in Wales it aired on BBC Two only [3]

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511"Fly Fishing" [4] Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)3.75

Winston appeals to his friends for help as asbestos forces him out of his flat. Isa's birthday is on the horizon and she's on a mission to find out who's throwing her a surprise party. Boabby turfs the regulars out of the Clansman, so they hide in the flat upstairs, stealing booze through a hole cut in the floor, and fishing the alcohol with wires and tack.

Guest Starring: Steven Duffy and Sheena Penson
522"Grim Up North" [5] Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)3.88

Death comes calling to Craiglang when a new undertaker arrives and - for at least one resident - it's time to meet their maker. As new undertaker I.D Sheathing arrives in Craiglang, it's not long before Isa begins to tell everybody all about him, involving a story about attending the funeral of a young girl, and Sheathing patting a man on the shoulder, and the man dying a week later; Methadone Mick backs her up, with similar stories of his fellow homeless dying due to this funeral director. But is Sheathing really who they believe him to be? Eric falsely claims to have had sex with Gina Lollobrigida in Rome in 1958. He dies at the fruit machine after being touched by Sheathing, although it is later established that Eric died of heart failure, having been ill for some time.

Guest Starring: Bruce Morton and Fiona Knowles


Note: Last appearance of James Martin as Eric'
533"Balls Up" [6] Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)N/A

It's a must-win match which sees Jack, Victor and the rest of the Craiglang gang in sporting spirit as they take part in a walking football tournament, where the prize is a new community centre astroturf. Boabby suffers a heart attack and has to have eighteen stents put in. Methadone Mick gets a job as the football mascot but can't help show that the Craiglang team are who he likes best, even going so far as to injure the opposition.

Guest Starring: Bruce Morton, Neil Leiper, Ralph Riach and Julie Wilson Nimmo
544"South Africa" [6] Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)N/A

Jack and Victor pack their bags for a night away that they'll never forget - even if they want to, as they discover Navid and Meena own a caravan. They go away for the night, with Winston in tow, but almost from the beginning, everything appears to go wrong, including Victor eating an entire jam roly-poly, Winston leaving something unholy in the caravan's toilet, and Jack forgetting the alcohol, forcing Winston to go into town to get alcohol and pizza for them - but he promptly spends all the money in the pub on himself! In amongst laughing about old times, including romantic encounters, can they keep the caravan tidy for Navid and Meena?

Guest Starring: Estrid Barton
555"Pie" [7] Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)N/A

The residents become suspicious of Tam's motives, when he befriends an elderly woman who has a lot of money. Meanwhile, at the Butchers, Jack & Victor, and half of Craiglang are trying to get their hands on the last steak pie in the shop.

Guest Starring: Alison Peebles, Colin McCredie, Benny Young, Bruce Morton, and Dolina MacLennan.
566"The Fall Guy" [8] Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)N/A

Isa's pulse is set racing when her long-lost friend, retired Hollywood stuntman Callum Coburn, returns to Craiglang. Elsewhere, Boabby has decided to learn how to drive, but it turns out driving lessons are harder than he thinks. Methadone Mick starts a course over the Internet.

Guest Starring: Craig Ferguson, Bruce Morton, and Maureen Carr

Series 9 (2019)

The ninth series was broadcast from February to March 2019 on the new BBC Scotland channel. Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill stated this will be the final series. Filming on the ninth series began in August 2018. [9]

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
571"Local Hero"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) (BBC Scotland)
21 June 2019 (BBC One)
N/A

Winston saves the day by thwarting a mugger attacking Isa and becomes an internet sensation. Meanwhile, Jack and Victor have one mix-up too many so decide it's time to get mobile phones, but will they be able to get past the mumbo jumbo?

Guest Starring: Martin Compston, Gianni Capaldi and Des Clarke
582"Cat's Whiskers"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill28 February 2019 (2019-02-28) (BBC Scotland)
5 July 2019 (BBC One)
N/A

Twilight Monthly magazine needs a new cover star and Victor is convinced he's the man for the job, sparking interest among the rest of Craiglang. Meanwhile, Winston battles with a neighbour to win a stray cat's affections.

Guest Starring: Maureen Carr, John Buick
593"Dead Leg, Part One"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill7 March 2019 (2019-03-07) (BBC Scotland)
12 July 2019 (BBC One)
N/A

Winston receives wounding news about his remaining leg. Meanwhile, Isa struggles with her new cleaning job at the undertaker's and Tam pushes his skinflintishness to new depths, which results in him getting barred from the Clansman and falling out with Winston. The episode ends with Tam dying, and Isa accidentally ruining the ramp that the boys have tried building when going to tell them the news.

Guest Starring: Bruce Morton
604"Dead Leg, Part Two"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill14 March 2019 (2019-03-14) (BBC Scotland)
19 July 2019 (BBC One)
N/A

A trip to the cinema creates a mystery for Jack and Victor, Boabby and Winston look for love through internet dating, and the Craiglang gang try to make sense of bizarre goings-on. The question: is Tam really dead?

Guest Starring: Bruce Morton, John Buick, Joanna Thrope, Hazel Anne Crawford and Sheena Penson
615"Hitched"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) (BBC Scotland)
26 July 2019 (BBC One)
N/A

Love is in the air as the gang rally together to create an unforgettable wedding day for one of the pals.

Guest Starring: Joanna Thrope, Clare Grogan, Midge Ure, Amy Macdonald and The Bluebells
626"Over the Hill"Michael HinesFord Kiernan and Greg Hemphill28 March 2019 (2019-03-28) (BBC Scotland)
2 August 2019 (BBC One)
N/A

It's time for Jack and Victor to take on climbing Ben Lomond, as they reflect the marching of time, whilst Isa is trying to curb her addiction to helping animal charities, which has left her financially crippled. Winston, Tam, Isa, Navid, and Boabby all decide to join in for the expedition up Ben Lomond, however they get too drunk when camping at the foot of the hill the night before, where the group reminisce over their past lives. Jack and Victor decide to make the ascent alone the following morning, at which point the episode changes to a final montage of each of the main characters fading out of frame - hinting at the inevitable time in the future when they won't be around anymore but everyday life in Craiglang will go on. The final scene shows the inside of The Clansman with a new set of regulars but with a much older Boabby behind the bar greeting the viewer. This is the one and only time you see Meena's face.

Guest Starring: Gary Lewis

Documentaries (2014–2019)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"The Story So Far"UnknownUnknown31 December 2014 (2014-12-31)0.817

A salute to Scotland's favourite TV OAPs in a special programme that puts the spotlight on the celebrated Criaiglang gang. We focus on the jaunty journey Jack and Victor have taken the nation on since they first appeared on the small screen.

Contributors include: actor Martin Compston, TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and film star Robbie Coltrane, with insights from Scott Cassidy, Holly Tindall, Kirsty Ferguson and Rebecca Cochrane.
2"That's Plenty"UnknownUnknown28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)TBD
Tribute to the comedy following on from the final episode, with contributions from stars and celebrity fans. Presented by Grant Stott and Des Clarke.

Notes

  1. Originally broadcast on BBC One Scotland, it aired later on BBC Two on 1 January 2007

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