Still Game Series 8, Episode 1 - Fly Fishing - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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.
Further details
Winston appeals to his friends for help as asbestos forces him out of his flat. However, with nobody keen to take him in, Winston stumbles on alternative - and inspired - living arrangements of his own.
Isa's birthday is on the horizon and she's on a mission to find out who's throwing her a surprise party. Navid tells her she's impossible to surprise and no-one would dare to attempt it, but she is sceptical and starts to spy on the others, in hope of spotting signs of a secret party.
Later, Jack and Victor head to The Clansman and encounter a flustered Tam. To their dismay, they discover Boabby's trendy ambitions for the pub, which mean their sort won't be welcome anymore.
With The Clansman regulars turfed out and Winston in need of a roof over his head, a new hangout is soon discovered - with perks for all the pensioner pals.
Broadcast details
Date
Thursday 8th March 2018
Time
9:30pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Ford Kiernan | Jack Jarvis |
|---|---|
| Greg Hemphill | Victor McDade |
| Jane McCarry | Isa Drennan |
| Paul Riley | Winston Ingram |
| Mark Cox | Tam Mullen |
| Gavin Mitchell | Boabby |
| Sanjeev Kohli | Navid Harrid |
| Paul Young | Shug |
| James Martin | Eric |
| Scott Reid | Methadone Mick |
| Shamshad Akhtar | Meena Harrid |
| Lynne McCallum | Peggy McCalpine |
Guest cast
| Steven Duffy | Derek Fry |
|---|---|
| Sheena Penson | Sandra |
Writing team
| Greg Hemphill | Writer |
|---|---|
| Ford Kiernan | Writer |
Production team
| Michael Hines | Director |
|---|---|
| Jacqueline Sinclair | Producer |
| Steven Canny | Executive Producer |
| Ford Kiernan | Executive Producer |
| Greg Hemphill | Executive Producer |
| Rab Christie | Associate Producer |
| Anne McGarrity | Line Producer |
| Laura Wilson | Editor |
| Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
| Donna Bryce-MacLeod | Costume Designer |
| Peter Edwards | Director of Photography |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer |
| Susan Clark | 1st Assistant Director |
| Gregor Sharp | Commissioning Editor |
| Ewan Angus | Commissioning Editor |
Videos
Whats happened to the Clansman?
The Clansman's had a revamp and Tam's not too happy!
Featuring: Ford Kiernan (Jack Jarvis), Greg Hemphill (Victor McDade) & Mark Cox (Tam Mullen).
A spot of fly fishing
Jack, Victor and the lads push their luck fishing behind Boabby's back.
Featuring: Ford Kiernan (Jack Jarvis), Greg Hemphill (Victor McDade), Mark Cox (Tam Mullen), Gavin Mitchell (Boabby), Paul Young (Shug) & James Martin (Eric).
Press
Still Game returned to our screens. It has something like a 70% penetration in Scotland and many fervent fans south of the border, and any random 30 seconds are still only 1,000,000% cleverer and funnier than any entire series of Mrs Brown's Boys, but I wonder if it's not in danger of beginning to run its course. It cantered through all the houses amiably enough - Boabby trying to gentrify The Clansman, jokes about lemongrass and insanely overpriced bottled beer - but cantered at very much one pace, one note, throughout. (Yes, I do appreciate that I've just invited 70% of Scotland to appear outside my nice New Town flat with pitchforks, torches and angry cries of "bawbag".)
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 11th March 2018
Still Game, series 8 episode 1 review
In the golden age of the sitcom, some shows were recorded in front of a studio audience and the others had canned laughter superimposed. The former now costs too much and the latter, in which producers decided where the laughs are placed in post-production, has long been thought too tacky. But there is a third way. When Still Game (BBC One) was recording its seventh series two years ago, an audience attended a screening and supplied the laughter track.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 8th March 2018