History Series / StillGame

** In the theatre version Jack was a much bigger {{Jerkass}} and Victor was more of TheScrooge. They also were not depicted as the HeterosexualLifePartners that they would end up being.
** Jack's habits of rambling and using malapropisms is not as prominent in the early episodes.
** In "Scran," Jack and Victor witness a man buying a magazine called ''Big Cocks'' at Navid's store and are outraged and disgusted. Later on, though, they seem to have a much more live-and-let-live attitude towards homosexuality, even managing to laugh it off fairly easily after they are MistakenForGay by most of Craiglang in "Hatch."
** Tam was always portrayed as being miserly and unapologetically greedy, but beginning with "Cairds," his actions became increasingly amoral, which meant that his status as TheFriendNoOneLikes was taken up to eleven.

* PlayingGertrude: The whole premise of the show is a bunch of 30 and 40 year olds playing 70 and 80 year olds. In fact, Kiernan and Hemphill were asked out by several older women while in character as Jack and Victor.

** Worse, it is strongly implied in the show that Craiglang isn't even the worst bit of Glasgow - Winston, for instance, whilst hating Craiglang, is horrified when the Housing Association try to move him to Deanhill ("Do I look like a junkie?") and Cravenwood ("That's Commanche country!").

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* FloorfillingSongAndDance: Jack and Victor manage to lift the mood at a dull party by putting on "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone, which naturally leads to everyone getting up to do The Slosh.

** Tam was always portrayed as being miserly and unapologetically greedy, but beginning with "Cairds," his actions became increasingly amoral, which meant that his status as TheFriendNoOneLikes was taken UpToEleven.

* KillEmAll: The BittersweetEnding to the show. The final episode ends with a montage of each of the main characters fading out of frame - flashing forward to 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, the only living character left, behind the bar.

Running for six series from 2002 to 2007, ''Still Game'' was based on 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). The first, second and third series were [[NoExportForYou originally broadcast in Scotland only]] but all further episodes were shown 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[[note]]The episode "Wummin" was watched by 4.11 milion people--which is to say, more than 80% of the population of Scotland at the time[[/note]] and critical acclaim, ''Still Game'' dealt with a broad array of BlackComedy and poignant moments and is among the most popular Scottish television productions ever made.

** When waiting to get his new leg in "Kill Wullie", Winston is harrassed by an annoying man who broke his wrist and won't believe that he lost his leg by smoking too much. When its Winston's turn, he makes sure the door slams on the man's broken wrist as he passes.

* WretchedHive: Glasgow. Some may consider it TruthInTelevision.

* Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Methadone Mick of all characters.

Running for six series from 2002 to 2007, ''Still Game'' was based on 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). The first, second and third series were [[NoExportForYou originally broadcast in Scotland only]] but all further episodes were shown 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[[note]]The episode "Wummin" was watched by 4.11 milion people--which is to say, more than 80% of the population of Scotland at the time[[/note]] 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.

* TheAllegedCar: The removal van in "Flittin," which combusts shortly after Jack's belongings are loaded onto it.

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

--> '''Isa:''' He said "Et tu, Isa?" But I never ate two o' anythin'...

* BadassBeard: Navid has an impressive beard that grows even larger in the 2016 revival, and he's able to do... ''something'' to a ViolentGlaswegian footballer that leaves him with holes in his kneecaps.
* BadassMoustache: Jack and Victor.
* [[HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure Bawhair As A Unit of Measure]]: It is a Glaswegian show, after all.

* FailedASpotCheck: In one episode, Tam seemingly ''actually'' pays for a pint, while asking Boabby if he intends on going on holiday, while talking about how his last holiday introduced him to the Euro. Boabby admits he's never seen one, and Tam claims he has: he's just handed him some.

*** In "Dial-a-bus," Isa comments about Davie the driver being so quiet: "He's normally so gabby. Gab. Gab. Gab. You cannae shut him up."
*** In "Gairden," Isa confronts Winston about appearing like a half wit in front of Arthur and Jeannie who told her about the new park which Winston ordered her to keep quiet about. Winston comments about Isa being "raging." A bit rich coming from the hot-headed man who physically restrained her earlier in that same episode just to keep her quiet.

* JokeAndRecieve: In "Lights Out", Jack and Victor attempt to use a radio to find out why the power's been cut. After it only delivers one line about the situation, Victor sarcastically asks to know how, why and when. Cue Isa peeking through the letterbox delivering a full report.
** In the same episode, as Jack and Victor discuss Shug describing how Craiglang will fall into anarchy and chaos as they walk home, Victor comments that "Sure, we've got the police to protect us." Right as he says this, a burning police van rolls into view behind them.

** Isa's usually absent husband Harry Drennan is treated as this in the episodes which focus on him in some way. It's clear every main male character despises him for abandoning Isa and being a DisappearedDad to their son Colin. Winston is particluary vocal about his hatred for the man in the episode "Scones".

* LargeHam: Robbie Coltrane in a guest role.

* AMacGuffinFullOfMoney: In the play, Victor has [[spoiler:a hoover filled with £7000 in £20 notes]].

* MyLocal: The Clansman, which gets renamed Jenny's at the end of Series 4 (although the locals [[StatusQuoIsGod continue to call it the Clansman]], and the name change appears to have been retconned in the revival).

* TheTeetotaler:
** Ironically, [[TheAlcoholic Pete]] was one in his younger days.
** Navid, being a Muslim, often complains about having to be this.
* ThemeTune: Two. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJjTzyTYzpg original TV theme]] (an extract from Cuban Boys' version of [[RealSongThemeTune "Cuban Boy"]], which in turn samples Frank Chacksfield's version) was changed to a generic latin-esque piece [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNrafn0Efg for the DVD release]] for copyright reasons. This version also appears on the Netflix version of the original series. The 2016 revival uses a practically identical arrangement of "Cuban Boy", but in a new, BBC-owned, recording - presumably so that it can be used on the [=DVDs=] as well.
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: The first episode ends with Jack sharing Victor’s bed.

* TakeOurWordForIt: Winston's bad foot in "Aff", which horrifies and sickens his friends and the doctor notes has obviously had no circulation.
* TheTag: Every episode.
* TruthInTelevision: Alcoholism, old age isolation, poverty and violence are all very much a reality in Glasgow.

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Word-for-word in TheStinger of "The Undrinkables", when it is revealed that the bootleg hooch causing temporary blindness in the residents of Craiglang is being brewed by [[spoiler:Navid and Meena, strict Muslims who aren't allowed to drink alcohol and are therefore unable to test what they've made]].

* UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}: Well, [[CrapsackWorld maybe not very "Bonnie"...]]

* TheStinger: Every episode ends with a brief gag or wrap-up. [[spoiler: The finale is the sole exception.]]
* StuffBlowingUp: “Flittin” ends with a removal van exploding. With all of Jack’s possessions inside.
* TheScrooge: Tam, sometimes to the point of LaboriousLaziness.

** The name Frankie is used twice: "Manky" Frankie, the disgusting bum who lives on a lower floor of Osprey Heights, and Frankie the Bookie, who is really _Stevie_ the Bookie in disguise.

** TheStinger for "Gairden" has [[spoiler: the Neds from earlier in the episode invade the rooftop garden, only for their dog to leap off the top of Osprey Heights when the leader throws a walking stick off the edge. The camera just lingers on Jack and Victor staring at the Neds, until Jack's eye twitches at the distant ''thud.'']]

* NosyNeighbor: '''Isa'''. And she knows it. She even takes it as a personal insult when someone knows something before her.

* Navid often takes this role for Jack, Victor and Isa.

* KillEmAll: The BittersweetEnding to the show. The final episode ends with a montage of each of the main characters fading out of frame - flashing forward to 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 Boaby, the only living character left, behind the bar.

* LaboriousLaziness: Tam admits in "Over The Hill" to having a complex system of figuring out what day a date will be based on where Christmas Day falls that year, [[TheScrooge purely so he could justify not having bought a new calendar since 1981.]]

* PlayingGertrude: The whole premise of the show is a bunch of 30 and 40 year olds playing 70 and 80 year olds. In faxt, Kiernan and Hemphill were asked out by several older women while in character as Jack and Victor.

* TheBoxingEpisode: Two. The first episode features a B-plot about Winston’s grandson, Joe, preparing for a boxing match. [[spoiler: He loses. Badly]]. The fourth episode of the sixth series, "Seconds Out" has Boabby and Stevie enter the ring to settle an argument over a woman they're both interested in. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for them, the LoveInterest in question just happens to be the daughter of Lightweight World Champion, Jim Watt, [[CurbStompBattle who knocks the two out in one punch each]] after they made a number of lewd remarks about her before they realised who she was.]]

* MythologyGag: The way Wullie MacIntosh gets found "dead" in "Waddin'" was lifted directly out of a song sung by Jack and Victor during a ''Chewin' The Fat'' sketch, with 19 bottles of milk on his doorstep, newspapers in his letterbox and mail on his doorstep unread.