It's last orders, as the Still Game story comes to an end. In this poignant final episode, comedy fans bid a fond farewell to Jack, Victor and the rest of the Craiglang gang in a memorable must-see finale.
At the Clansman the pals reflect about the marching of time, which puts Jack into a contemplative mood. He realises himself and Victor should stop making up excuses and accomplish their long-standing ambition to climb world-famous Munro, Ben Lomond.
Love is in the air in the penultimate episode of Still Game, as the gang rally together to create an unforgettable wedding day for one of the pals.
Winston has found happiness with his lady friend Winnie. During a particularly enjoyable day - which involves winding up Stevie the Bookie - the excitement gets too much for him and a surprise wedding proposal slips out.
In the second of this double-bill, a trip to the cinema ends up creating a mystery for Jack and Victor and the gang. Meanwhile Boabby has discovered internet dating and encourages Winston to try it too.
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.
Twilight Monthly magazine needs a new cover star and Victor is convinced he's the man for the job. Meanwhile, Winston battles with a neighbour to win a stray cat's affections.
Winston saves the day by thwarting a mugger and becomes an internet sensation. Meanwhile, Jack and Victor have one mix-up too many so decide it's time to get mobile phones.
Isa's pulse is set racing as a long-lost companion returns to Craiglang from Hollywood. As Isa and Callum get reacquainted, she has to fend off stiff competition, especially from one particularly persistent gooseberry. Meanwhile, Boabby decides it's time to get a car and learn to drive - but it doesn't come easily, and he soon terrifies the life out of anyone who takes him for a lesson. Quickly running out of willing instructors, step in Callum. He is a qualified driving instructor and comes to the rescue with the promise of a lesson in a local car park. Also trying to better their lot is Methadone Mick, who has enrolled in an online course that he doesn't want to reveal to anyone, for fear they'll laugh at him. The thing is, Mick doesn't have a computer, so he relies on Isa, Jack and Victor's good will. Pushed to their limits, Jack and Victor demand to know what the course is.
The future has arrived in Craiglang as Navid proudly shows off his new scanner. Much to his dismay, however, his shoppers are left struggling and frustrations quickly mount. Tam steps in to help an older woman scan her items and befriends her when it turns out he knows her daughter. But when Tam's friends discover this older woman has no shortage of money, they become highly suspicious of his motives. Meanwhile, over at the butcher's Jack and Victor are determined to get their hands on the last steak pie in the shop - but so is the rest of Craiglang.
Jack and Victor persuade Navid to lend them his caravan for one night only, but end up spending most of their precious time tracking down an unwanted guest.
With Boabby out of the game, Jack and Victor gather a team for the walking football tournament. They absolutely must win, but will they be match-fit or have to employ other tactics?
Boabby is persuaded to have a lock-in at The Clansman to mark the passing of Craiglang's much respected undertaker, so the regulars enjoy outdoing each other with stories of the most famous person they've ever met, dead or alive. After news spreads that a creepy new undertaker, Sheathing, has moved into Craiglang, nobody quite knows what to make of him. Isa, who's heard the stories, spreads the fear amongst the residents that he's the grim reaper. Jack decides to figure out who this mysterious new undertaker really is. But when Isa turns up at Victor's door in a complete panic and Sheathing appears unannounced, Jack and Victor have no option but to take matters into their own hands.
In this first episode of a new series, Winston appeals to his friends for help, as asbestos is forcing him out of his flat for a while but, with nobody keen to take him in, he has to find an alternative arrangement. Meanwhile, Isa's birthday is coming up and she is on a mission to find out who is throwing her a surprise party.
The times they are a changing, as the current series of iconic comedy comes to an end.
Emotions run high as Jack, Victor and the residents gather to watch the demolition of a Craiglang tower block. Tam drags Winston into a new money-making scheme and Jack and Victor are enticed by Mrs Fletcher, the beguiling manager of the local care home.
Canine capers are unleashed in this week's Still Game when Jack and Victor become dog sitters. Winston's jealousy sparks some serious pet one-upmanship and the heat is on as Isa prepares for Craiglang's Bake Off.
There are changes afoot in Craiglang. After one year of marriage, Fergie gets relationship advice from Jack and Victor, while Navid and Boabby settle a dispute over whose job is the cushiest.
Charity begins at home as Jack and Victor offer a helping hand to Methadone Mick. A parking fine from the past comes back to haunt Winston, and Boabby's award glory goes awry.
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. However, 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. Meanwhile, the latest budget means the prize of booze is up. The Clansman feels the pinch as punters stay away and some dubious bootleg hooch starts flooding the community, with serious side-effects. Jack and Victor take on the task of finding out who's brewing the dodgy booze.
In the first episode, 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.
Meanwhile, 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.
Later, Winston confronts Walter on the real reason for his surprise visit and Jack needs help after taking himself off for an unfeasibly long bath.
Tam and Frances enjoy fame and fortune with their new addition, but Jack and Victor feel the strain.
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 help them?
Navid's business is suffering at the hands of corporate giant Hyperdales as his regular customers' loyalty is put to the test. Tam is going through some bizarre changes.
Boabby the barman and Stevie the bookie vie for the attention of the new pizza girl. Jack and Victor are hell bent on getting a free pizza now that their old pal Winston works there.
Craiglang is plunged into darkness when the sub station goes on the blink. The vulnerable pensioners take radical measures to protect themselves from the night crawlers.
Jack and Victor get a taste of how the other half live when they are mistaken for two socialites by a couple of rich widows, but the gang from Craiglang are not happy at missing out.
Craiglang is in the grip of a hot spell. Jack and Victor have found the perfect place to relax in the park on the ultimate bench, but unfortunately Tam and Winston have the same idea. Isa receives news about her ex husband Harry that changes her life.
Jack and Victor are surprised to discover they miss Winston and decide to go to Finport for a day out with him. Tam is smitten by his sister-in-law Molly.
Winston has had enough of Craiglang and decides he wants to live beside the seaside. Jack and Victor become wedding chauffeurs for the day.
The television crew which makes 'Blighty's Hardest Pubs' drops by the Clansman and Boabby foolishly promises them all the action they can handle. Meanwhile Navid is suffering a mid-life crisis involving gambling, hair dye and bad dancing.
It's Victor's 75th birthday and Jack wants to celebrate it in style. He organises a trip of a lifetime: a voyage down the local river in a dinghy.
When Jack and Victor redecorate Isa's living room the alterations go further than planned. Boabby's video collection contains a guilty secret.
Life in Craiglang is getting Jack and Victor down, until they discover an endless supply of free whisky. Winston runs into an old enemy at the bookies.
It's three men and a baby all over again, except the baby is a grown man wanting to knock down the Clansman, and the three men are Jack, Victor and Winston.
Jack and Victor are fed up with Isa's constant prying, but the plan they hatch causes shock waves to ripple across Craiglang. Winston has domestic troubles of his own.
Tam finally does the decent thing and gets married. Will he make an honest woman of Frances?
Jack and Victor succumb to the lure of the Dial-a-Bus, but this one doesn't stop where they expected. Bobby escapes the pub for a welcome break on his bike.
Jack and Victor take up residence in the hospital, not as patients but as DJs. However, Navid is in for a more pressing problem.
Pensioners Jack and Victor are two old friends living in the bleak high rise flats of Craiglang, Glasgow. When one of their pals takes up with a woman half his age, gossip abounds. Winston awaits his new false leg with hope, but will hearts be broken and legs wrong-footed?
Victor feigns illness to get some long distance sympathy, but may come to regret crying wolf. Meanwhile the future looks bleak for Winston's foot.
After 35 years of hiding away, an old pal of Jack and Victor's comes out. Has Craiglang gone upmarket or downhill?
Desperate times in Craiglang call for desperate measures. Jack and Victor call in an old friend to clean up the town.
Tam's win at cards causes big trouble in Craiglang. Can Jack and Victor pull off the perfect sting and put their world to rights?
It's back to school for Jack and Victor, but will their new-found knowledge help them win the pub quiz?
Jack and Victor travel to Canada to visit Jack's daughter. But will both of them come home?
Victor wins a dog in a pub competition. And Jack feels blue after watching a video of his family in Canada.
Pete the Jakey may be working for the Secret Service, and Jack and Victor have a licence to snoop.
Jack and Victor decide to celebrate 60 years of friendship with a slap-up meal, but a ghost from the past threatens to ruin their appetites.
Jack and Victor are left to mind a shop, and rapidly forge their own fast food empire. This leads to them falling foul of Vince and his snack van.
Jack and Victor decide they can't take it with them, so they decide to spend their funeral fund on life's little luxuries. Meanwhile golfers Tam and Winston get involved in a foursome with a gang of neds.
The oldest cruisers in town, Jack and Victor, have got themselves a set of wheels. However, the open road turns into a highway to hell for Victor when his pal forces him to do all the driving.
Yankee happy pills are proving more of a temptation to Jack and Victor after they bump into their old pal Stuart.
Jack and Victor are worried that old Bert has gone downhill since his wife died. Meanwhile Winston has acquired a limp and a home help. Could romance be on the cards?
The local park has gone downhill and Winston has a plan that will improve it.
When Jack and Victor aren't invited to the wedding of the year, they decide to do something about it. Meanwhile Winston has his own plan to get an invite. (All episodes in the first series, bar "Flittin'" were broadcast in the incorrect order when first aired on the BBC).
Jack and Victor, jealous of Old Tam's success at winning prizes by entering catchphrase competitions, decide to come up with a catchy new slogan for scones. (All episodes in the first series, bar "Flittin'" were broadcast in the incorrect order when first aired on the BBC).
Jack and Victor enlist their friend Shug and his acute sense of hearing as they try to discover what Victor's son is saying on the answering machine. (All episodes in the first series, bar "Flittin'" were broadcast in the incorrect order when first aired on the BBC).
Romance is in the air when Jack asks the woman in the charity shop out on a date, but Victor may end up as a gooseberry. (All episodes in the first series, bar "Flittin'" were broadcast in the incorrect order when first aired on the BBC).
It's the middle of a harsh winter and the old boys are frozen beyond belief. In the search to find some heat are they desperate enough to break the law? (All episodes in the first series, bar "Flittin'" were broadcast in the incorrect order when first aired on the BBC).
Anti-neighbours are making Jack's life hell. Luckily for Jack, a man's death has freed up a space in his best friend's lodgings.
To mark the end of Scotland's long-running and most-loved sitcom Still Game, a rich variety of celebrity guests and fans share their stories on what the show means to them.
Hosts Grant Stott and Des Clarke mark the end of Scotland's long-running and most-loved sitcom, Still Game. This one-off celebration invites a variety of celebrity guests and fans to share their stories on what the show means to them and peels back the nylon and polyester layers to discover what makes this comedy so special. Stars of Still Game Jane McCarry and Sanjeev Kohli join journalist Paul English and actor Leah MacRae and a studio audience to reminisce about the show's most-iconic patter, the way it reflects Scottish culture and how we all know an Isa, Jack or Victor in our own lives. With funny anecdotes from some of Still Game's biggest fans and video messages from across the globe, the whole nation will be in conversation about Craiglang and the gang.
Scotland will continue to watch, share and enjoy Still Game for years to come but tonight it's time to say 'That's plenty!'.
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. The show includes interviews with the Still Game cast, celebrities who have enjoyed cameo performances, celebrities and superfans, to get the best of the banter associated with the smash hit sitcom. The programme reflects how Scotland has taken Still Game to its heart and delves into the archive to show some favourite moments and highlight a community of comedy characters in all their glory. With Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Lorraine Kelly, Martin Compston and Robbie Coltrane.
It's a new day in Craiglang. Jack is invited to Canada for his daughter's wedding vow renewal but decides to embrace technology to be there from the comfort of the Clansman. The other regulars manage to make this much more difficult than it should be.
Jack and Victor go on a retreat in Tighnahulish at Hogmanay with pals Winston and Tam. When Meena goes on holiday to India to visit her sister, Navid takes advantage of his freedom: but a love rival soon turns the tables on him.
Once Isa finds out Jack and Victor have joined the Community Choir, everyone's laughing in Craiglang. They regain some respect by digging out their marigolds to save the day for the choir but, as ever, life is never straightforward. Winston, meanwhile, gains some of the Christmas spirit when he takes over from Charlie the Lollipop Man. Tam develops a close, loving relationship with the puggy machine, setting his sights on winning the jackpot.
Festive special of the sitcom about Scottish pensioners. Jack and Victor find themselves holed up in the Osprey Heights Hoist at Hogmanay. Trapped in a lift, Winston recalls the daddy of all New Years, in the dim and distant past when Craiglang knew how to throw a party.
It's Christmas in Craiglang, and Winston's stolen turkey is far from oven ready.
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