List of Still Game characters
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The following is a list of regular and semi-recurring characters from the BBC Scotland sitcom Still Game.
[edit] Main Characters
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Jack Jarvis & Victor McDade | Ford Kiernan & Greg Hemphill | 1- | Jack Jarvis (on right in picture) and Victor McDade (left) have been friends for sixty years (since childhood) and now live on the same floor of Osprey Heights, their tower block. Both Jack and Victor are widowers, losing their wives Jean and Betty, respectively over ten years ago. They don't see much of their families anymore; Jack's daughter Fiona lives near Toronto, Canada, with her husband Tony and her two sons Jack and Steven. Victor's son John lives in Johannesburg with his family. |
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Winston Ingram | Paul Riley | 1- | Winston Ingram is a good friend of Jack and Victor's. He is known for his attempts to make money. Sometimes, this is as simple as a bet at the bookies and sometimes it takes the form of less honest acts to make his life a little more comfortable. In the episode "Scran", it was revealed Winston used to work in the Clyde shipyards. His eighty-a-day cigarette habit caught up with him though, and it led to him losing his right foot at the end of the third series. He is known to have a daughter and two grandchildren. In episodes "Dug" and "Hoaliday", he also had a relationship with Isa to fend off her ex-husband, Harry's attempts to get back with her. In the earlier stage play, he talks about a brother living in Nevada and a son who died in a car accident in the 1960s but it is unknown if this is correct with the television series. |
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Tam Mullen | Mark Cox | 1- | Tam Mullen is another resident of Craiglang and he can be a bit of an old miser at times. Like friend Winston, he is always conning people into giving him free belongings or buying him a drink. His softer side came out when he was introduced to Frances, the local librarian. He got married to her in the episode "Ring" but in the episode "Saucy", became attracted to her sister, Molly. In the end, he decided he was happy with Frances and laid to rest his feelings for his sister-in-law. |
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Isa Drennan | Jane McCarry | 1- | Isa Drennan is another resident of Osprey Heights. She is commonly known as the local gossip and will stop at nothing in her quest to find out the latest tidbits. Isa also works as a cleaner in Navid's shop. She has a son, Colin, who she mentioned in the episode "Gairden". Isa was also married to Harry, who left her and stole money from her. In "Scones", he returned, apparently changed, but eventually did the same thing again. He then returned for a second time in "Dug" but was given a much less warmer welcome by Isa who told him that they were finished. It was revealed in "Scones" that Isa has a crush on the late Richard Whiteley. In "Dug" and "Hoaliday", she had a relationship with Winston. |
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Navid Harrid | Sanjeev Kohli | 1- | Navid Harrid runs the local shop with his soap-loving wife Meena. Navid is full of witty one-liners but has to put up with Meena's constant nagging. He is a Muslim who laments the fact that his religion forbids both gambling and the consumption of alcohol. Meena doesn't speak English so her lines are subtitled, meaning Navid is often the only person in the shop who knows what she is talking about. Meena's face is never seen as a tribute to Maris Crane from another sitcom, Frasier. They have a daughter who got married in the first series. In the final episode of series four, a man who is supposedly Navid's illegitimate son is seen (also played by Sanjeev Kohli). Ford Kiernan has stated the name of Navid's shop 'Harrid's is a play on words of 'Harrods'. |
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Boaby the Barman | Gavin Mitchell | 1- | Boaby (the Scots form of Bobby) is the landlord of "Jenny's" (previously known as "The Clansman", the local pub. Boaby isn't a believer of the phrase, "the customer is always right", and prefers to hand out snide comments with his pints; not that the locals are the type of people to take them lying down. He always has a new nickname for Jack and Victor whenever they enter Jenny's but Jack and Victor always come back with a comment that puts Boaby in his place. It has been revealed that he had a brief career as a porn star where he went under the name of Troy the gardener. |
[edit] Semi Recurring Characters
Manky Frankie - Frankie, or as he is known to the local community, Manky Frankie, lives near Jack and Victor. His flat is festooned with various items that would be regarded as junk by anyone else. He has a penchant for dismantling cars and leaving the parts lying about, especially in the communal landing.
Shug - Shug (a Scots alternative to the name Hugh) played By Paul Young, who has extremely large ears, seems to be a self-proclaimed expert in radios and sound waves, he was a communications officer during World War 2 and he often goes off on long talks about it, much to Victor's annoyance. Jack and Victor take an answerphone message across to him so that he can try and find out what part of the message said that was obscured. He succeeds in identifying practically everything else but the actual message itself, including what newspaper someone is reading due to identifying the background noise. Jack and Victor often rely on Shug for technical help. Shug can also apparently hear through walls. It was revealed in "A fresh lick" that Shug has a part time job as an over-night security guard in "Delanys" department store.
Pete the Jakey - Pete the Jakey is a familiar sight to residents of Craiglang, almost the archetypal tramp, Pete also has a very active imagination. Ignored by many, he seems to have always been about, he often is seen sleeping outside Navid's. Jack and Victor can't seem to remember a time when he wasn't an alcoholic tramp. It's later revealed that he was the father of the property developer who wanted to demolish The Clansman.
Chris the Postie - Chris is Craiglang's local postman. Not exactly the brightest young lad, it often falls to one of the older gentlemen to explain a situation to him. He does have his uses, however, as can be seen in the 2005 Christmas special when he helps Tam to dispose of his Christmas cards for delivery into the canal. In Series 5 it was revealed that he used to be an interior decorator when Isa hires him to redecorate her flat.
Eric - Eric is frustrated with his old body, he sees himself as "a young man trapped in an old man's body", Eric is often seen talking with Tam and Winston. Eric managed to save Winston from a potential relationship with Isa in "Hoaliday". He seems to spend all his time in The Clansman or else in the local bookies.
Peggie McAlpine - Peggie is Jack's ex-neighbour and is very violent, often manhandling her husband, Charlie. Despite her violent nature, she seems to be friendly with Isa. She also seems to enjoy irritating Winston, especially when it comes to buying the last gigot chops at the butchers.
Stevie the Bookie - Another one of Winston's nemeses, he often taunts Winston about his betting, he also appears to be nosy. However in "Cairds" he was bankrupted by Winston. After stealing Winston's winnings and doing a runner, he returned in "Drama" posing as his older brother Frankie. While everyone in Craiglang falls for this act, Winston sees through it and confronts him. Stevie admits to the scam but maintains that Winston can't prove it. Tam then is revealed to have heard the whole conversation while hiding in the lavy, the ultimate line, 'That's you out of bog roll Stevie'. Now busted, Stevie has to pay Winston in fear of getting jailed.
Frances - Frances works at the library in Craiglang and is married to Tam. In Series 2 Winston and Tam both battle for her affections and Tam is eventually victorious. The couple marry in the episode "Ring" in Series 4. Frances tries her best to change Tam's penny-pinching habits but without success.
Edith - Edith is an incredibly ugly woman and the sister of the charity shop worker Barbara. She appeared as Victor's "date" in the episode "Courtin'" and was also featured in the episode "Swottin'", where she had the role of quizmaster during Boabby's quiz night. She enjoys a pint of Guinness.
Wullie MacIntosh - Wullie MacIntosh was a pensioner who gained a reputation for borrowing things from the Craiglang residents - and never returning them. In episode "Waddin" he was wrongly thought to have died in hospital (in actual fact it was a younger man with the same name) and everything he had borrowed was claimed back. In the episode "Swottin'" he auditioned for the role of quizmaster, but was not chosen. Shortly after that episode was broadcast, Johnny Irving, the actor who portrayed Wullie, passed away.
