History Series / StillGame

* TheGamblingAddict: Winston.

* BilingualBonus: Sort of. Meena Harrid speaks only in Hindi, but is subtitled - thus, the audience know what she's really saying, while the rest of the characters are in the dark.

* WeddingDay: [[spoiler:Tam and Frances]].
** [[spoiler: In the final series, Jack, Victor, Tam, and Isa organise one for Winston.]]

* ApplianceDefenestration: In a rare case of not breaking the window, Big Innes lands Isa's washing machine square in the skip on street level from her high-rise flat in ''"Big Yin"''.

Still Games origins begin In 1998, where the characters of 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. When ''Chewin' The Fat'' came to an end in 2002, ''Still Game'' was given the go-ahead for its own series.

Running for six series from 2002 to 2007, ''Still Game'' began as a stage play starring Kiernan, Hemphill and Gavin Mitchell (who would later be replaced by Paul Riley; all four would have major roles in the television adaptation) before the characters appeared in comedy sketch series ''Series/ChewinTheFat'' (again starring Kiernan and Hemphill).

The first, second and third series were [[NoExportForYou originally broadcast in Scotland]] but all further episodes were broadcast across the UK on Creator/{{BBC}}2 until the show concluded in 2007 due to disagreements between Kiernan, Hemphill and Paul Riley over control over their production company, Effingee Productions. Receiving very high ratings and critical acclaim, Series/StillGame dealt with a broad array of BlackComedy and poignant moments and is among the most popular Scottish television productions ever made.

Running for six series from 2002 to 2007, ''Still Game'' began as a stage play starring Kiernan, Hemphill and Gavin Mitchell (who would later be replaced by Paul Riley; all four would have major roles in the television adaptation) before the characters appeared in comedy sketch series ''Series/ChewinTheFat'' (again starring Kiernan and Hemphill). When ''Chewin' The Fat'' came to an end in 2002, ''Still Game'' was given the go-ahead for its own series.

In October 2013, it was announced that Hemphill and Kiernan would be returning to make a new series. In the wait, a new stage play was released, followed a short special made for Children in Need in 2014. The show was officially revived with the seventh series which aired in 2016. An eighth series aired in 2018 and it was announced later that year that a ninth was in production which would serve as the final series as Hemphill and Kiernan wish to retire the characters.

* FadingAway: The series ends with all of the main characters except Boabby fading from existence.

** "Down and Out" has several to ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''. The nursing home manager is a toned-down {{Expy}} of Nurse Ratched, and Jack is GenreSavvy enough to spot it. Later, Navid escapes by throwing a sink through a window.

* BritishBrevity: Forty-four episodes from six series, a [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas Special]] (British form) and two [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Hogmanay]] specials.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All the episode titles are written in Glaswegian slang/accents.

* LocalHangout: The Clansman, Navid’s shop and occasionally the bookies.

* TheStinger: Every episode ends with a brief gag or wrap-up.

* TheScrooge: Tam.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The 2006 Hogmany special is mainly a flashback to the first Hogmany party held at Osprey Heights, way back in 1975.

* CatchPhrase: "Two pints, prick" (Jack and Victor to Boabby)
** "That's plenty" (Jack)

* TheFaceless: Meena, Navid's wife.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Boabie.

** StatusQuoIsGod: The characters continue to refer to it as The Clansman nevertheless. And by the 2016 revival, it's inexpiably named The Clansman once again.

* SecretIdentity: When Boabie is away, Winston pretends to be "Harvie Gallagher" and the owner of the Clansman to trick the temp into giving out free drink.

* StuffBlowingUp: “Flittin” ends with a removal van exploding. With all of Jack’s possessions inside.* TheScrooge: Tam.

-->'''Jack and Victor''': (*trying to look sophisticated) Oh aye, aye, very good aye, uhuh, wonderful actor

[[caption-width-right:350: Victor McDade (Left) & Jack Jarvis (Right)]]

In October 2013, it was announced that Hemphill and Kiernan would be returning to make a new series, which eventually aired in 2016.

** Winston also qualifies, albeit to a far lesser extent than Pete the Jakey.

-->'''Tam''': ''Film/cademy7MissionToMoscow''?

-->'''Tam''': ''PoliceAcademy 7: Mission to Moscow''?

* WeddingDay: [[spoiler: Tam and Frances]].

* TimeshiftedActor: The whole premise of the show is a bunch of 30 and 40 year olds playing 70 and 80 year olds

In October 2013, it was announced that Ford and Kiernan would be returning to make a new series, which eventually aired in 2016.

** Tam also gets this treatment because of his tight-fistedness.

* BritishEnglish: A lot. Some American, Canadian and even English viewers need subtitles.

* ThemeTune: Two. The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJjTzyTYzpg original TV version]] was changed [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNrafn0Efg for the DVD release]] due to copyright reasons.

** "Down and Out" has several to ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''. The nursing home manager is an {{Expy}} of Nurse Rached, and Jack is GenreSavvy enough to spot it. Later, Navid escapes by throwing a sink through a window.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Boabby the barman. He can be rather sarcastic to the locals, but he has a large fondness of Isa, and doesn't like people taking advantage of her. Boabby also bought Winston a bottle of whiskey as a leaving present. In all fairness the whole male cast are this when it comes to Isa.