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* UnderageCasting: 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.
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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In the 2007 episode "Hootenanny", Navid switches on the TV to ''Series/ThisMorning'' and says "Hello Phil, you big poofter". Phillip Schofield came out as gay in 2020.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The aircraft that flies Jack and Victor to Toronto in "Hoaliday" is operated by the well known airline "Airbus [=A340=]", because the production team just used stock footage from Airbus's brochure for its one exterior shot.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Smoking in bars, cheap alcohol and references to UsefulNotes/TonyBlair being the current Prime Minister create this effect.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After seeing the original play in Edinburgh, Creator/SeanConnery requested the role of Winston should they ever make a television series.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After seeing the original play in Edinburgh, Creator/SeanConnery requested the role of Winston should they ever make a television series.
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* AccentDepundent: There's a lot of wordplay relying on the character's Glaswegian accents, such as Isa misunderstanding "Et tu, Isa?" as "Ate two, Isa?" in "Hyper."
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* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Jake D'Arcy died in 2015, as a result his character Pete the Jakey dies offscreen in Episode 2 of the 2016 revival.
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* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: [=Wullie MacIntosh=]]].
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* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: [=Wullie MacIntosh=]]].TheOtherDarrin: When it was still a play - Gavin Mitchell was replaced as Winston by Paul Riley, although Mitchell would return in the television series as Boabie the Barman.
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* TheOtherDarrin: When it was still a play - Gavin Mitchell was replaced as Winston by Paul Riley, although Mitchell would return in the television series as Boabie the Barman.
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* TheOtherDarrin: When it was still a play - Gavin Mitchell was replaced as Winston by Paul Riley, although Mitchell would return UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Smoking in bars, cheap alcohol and references to UsefulNotes/TonyBlair being the television series as Boabie the Barman.current Prime Minister create this effect.
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* ActingForTwo: Every single [[TheVoice offscreen]] male, whether it's a radio DJ or a TV Weather man ''will'' be voiced by Ford Kiernan A.K.A Jack
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* ActingForTwo: Every single [[TheVoice offscreen]] male, whether it's a radio DJ or a TV Weather man ''will'' be voiced by Ford Kiernan A.K.A Jack(Jack).
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* DawsonCasting: Most of the regular pensioner cast are half the age of the characters they portray, with makeup, wigs and prosthetic completing the illusion. An exception is Auld Eric, whose actor (James Martin) was in his 70s when the show began.
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* DawsonCasting: Most of the regular pensioner cast are half the age of the characters they portray, with makeup, wigs and prosthetic completing the illusion. An exception is Auld Eric, whose actor (James Martin) was in his 70s 70's when the show began.
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** Played for laughs in the last episode of Series 4 where Sanjeev Kohli portrays his usual role of Navid and his (supposed) illegitimate son.* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the Creator/DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
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** Played for laughs in the last episode of Series 4 where Sanjeev Kohli portrays his usual role of Navid and his (supposed) illegitimate son.son.
* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the Creator/DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the Creator/DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After seeing the original play in Edinburgh, SeanConnery requested the role of Winston should they ever make a television series.
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** Played for laughs in the last episode of Series 4 where Sanjeev Kohli portrays his usual role of Navid and his (supposed) illegitimate son.* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
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** Played for laughs in the last episode of Series 4 where Sanjeev Kohli portrays his usual role of Navid and his (supposed) illegitimate son.* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the DiscoveryChannel.Creator/DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
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* ActingForTwo[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: ActingForTwo: Every single [[TheVoice offscreen]] male, whether it's a radio DJ or a TV Weather man ''will'' be voiced by Ford Kiernan A.K.A Jack
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* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]SpecialGuest: [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Pippin]] is a poetic stranger in Central Station, [[Film/HarryPotter Hagrid]] drives the dial-a-bus and [[Series/DoctorWho the seventh Doctor]] is a recluse. Also, [[Film/HighLander Kate MacLeod]] is a home help, and one of the ever-present barflies from RabCNesbitt is [[spoiler:her lover]].
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* DawsonCasting: Most of the regular pensioner cast are half the age of the characters they portray, with makeup, wigs and prosthetic completing the illusion. The only exception is Auld Eric, whose actor (James Martin) was in his 70s when the show began.
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* DawsonCasting: Most of the regular pensioner cast are half the age of the characters they portray, with makeup, wigs and prosthetic completing the illusion. The only An exception is Auld Eric, whose actor (James Martin) was in his 70s when the show began.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The aircraft that flies Jack and Victor to Toronto in "Hoaliday" is operated by the well known airline "Airbus [=A340=]", because the production team just used stock footage from Airbus's brochure for its one exterior shot.
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* ProductionPosse: Effingee Productions has one. Ford Kiernan (Jack), Greg Hemphill (Victor) and Paul Riley (Winston) played the roles in the original play and worked together in Series/ChewinTheFat. Mark Cox (Tam) joined them in Series/ChewinTheFat and moved over with them to StillGame. After StillGame, Kiernan and Riley starred together in Dear Green Place, while Gavin Mitchell (Boabie) also joined Kiernan in “Happy Hollidays”.
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* ProductionPosse: Effingee Productions has one. Ford Kiernan (Jack), Greg Hemphill (Victor) and Paul Riley (Winston) played the roles in the original play and worked together in Series/ChewinTheFat. ''Series/ChewinTheFat''. Mark Cox (Tam) joined them in Series/ChewinTheFat ''Chewin' The Fat'' and moved over with them to StillGame. ''Still Game''. After StillGame, Still Game, Kiernan and Riley starred together in Dear ''Dear Green Place, Place'', while Gavin Mitchell (Boabie) also joined Kiernan in “Happy Hollidays”.''Happy Holidays''.
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* ActingForTwo[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: Every single [[TheVoice offscreen]] male, whether it's a radio DJ or a TV Weather man ''will'' be voiced by Ford Kiernan A.K.A Jack
** Played for laughs in the last episode of Series 4 where Sanjeev Kohli portrays his usual role of Navid and his (supposed) illegitimate son.* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
* FakeBrit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Greg Hemphill (Victor) grew up in Canada but was born in Glasgow. He has a very distinctive mixed accent in RealLife.
* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]SpecialGuest: [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Pippin]] is a poetic stranger in Central Station, [[Film/HarryPotter Hagrid]] drives the dial-a-bus and [[Series/DoctorWho the seventh Doctor]] is a recluse. Also, [[Film/HighLander Kate MacLeod]] is a home help, and one of the ever-present barflies from RabCNesbitt is [[spoiler:her lover]].
* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: [=Wullie MacIntosh=]]].
* ProductionPosse: Effingee Productions has one. Ford Kiernan (Jack), Greg Hemphill (Victor) and Paul Riley (Winston) played the roles in the original play and worked together in Series/ChewinTheFat. Mark Cox (Tam) joined them in Series/ChewinTheFat and moved over with them to StillGame. After StillGame, Kiernan and Riley starred together in Dear Green Place, while Gavin Mitchell (Boabie) also joined Kiernan in “Happy Hollidays”.
* RealitySubtext: The discussion of how tired "Gonnae no dae that" is in the episode ''Scones'' - which was the catch phrase from Kiernan and Hemphill's sketch show ''Chewin' the Fat'' and used ad naseaum on the playgrounds of Scotland.
* RecycledScript: Many of the stories and gags told in the original play were reused in the TV series, including Winston faking a knee problem to get home help, Jack going to Canada and Victor pretending to be ill to get attention from his son.
* TheOtherDarrin: When it was still a play - Gavin Mitchell was replaced as Winston by Paul Riley, although Mitchell would return in the television series as Boabie the Barman.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After seeing the original play in Edinburgh, SeanConnery requested the role of Winston should they ever make a television series.
** Played for laughs in the last episode of Series 4 where Sanjeev Kohli portrays his usual role of Navid and his (supposed) illegitimate son.* ActorAllusion: Paul Young (who plays Shug) is known for fronting several television shows about fishing on the BBC, [=STV=] and laterly the DiscoveryChannel. Shug, of course, is the go-to man when Jack and Victor want to go fishing.
* FakeBrit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Greg Hemphill (Victor) grew up in Canada but was born in Glasgow. He has a very distinctive mixed accent in RealLife.
* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]SpecialGuest: [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Pippin]] is a poetic stranger in Central Station, [[Film/HarryPotter Hagrid]] drives the dial-a-bus and [[Series/DoctorWho the seventh Doctor]] is a recluse. Also, [[Film/HighLander Kate MacLeod]] is a home help, and one of the ever-present barflies from RabCNesbitt is [[spoiler:her lover]].
* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: [=Wullie MacIntosh=]]].
* ProductionPosse: Effingee Productions has one. Ford Kiernan (Jack), Greg Hemphill (Victor) and Paul Riley (Winston) played the roles in the original play and worked together in Series/ChewinTheFat. Mark Cox (Tam) joined them in Series/ChewinTheFat and moved over with them to StillGame. After StillGame, Kiernan and Riley starred together in Dear Green Place, while Gavin Mitchell (Boabie) also joined Kiernan in “Happy Hollidays”.
* RealitySubtext: The discussion of how tired "Gonnae no dae that" is in the episode ''Scones'' - which was the catch phrase from Kiernan and Hemphill's sketch show ''Chewin' the Fat'' and used ad naseaum on the playgrounds of Scotland.
* RecycledScript: Many of the stories and gags told in the original play were reused in the TV series, including Winston faking a knee problem to get home help, Jack going to Canada and Victor pretending to be ill to get attention from his son.
* TheOtherDarrin: When it was still a play - Gavin Mitchell was replaced as Winston by Paul Riley, although Mitchell would return in the television series as Boabie the Barman.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After seeing the original play in Edinburgh, SeanConnery requested the role of Winston should they ever make a television series.
