The final series of Still Game will premiere on BBC Scotland, a brand new wing of the Beeb which is launching next year as part of a big new investment.
Still Game series 9 will premiere on BBC Scotland on the same day as the channel’s launch, which is slated for Sunday 24th February 2019. The series will air on BBC One, for the rest of the UK, later in the year.
Greg Hemphill, who co-writes the show and plays Victor, said this about the move: “Jack and Victor are a bottle being smashed on the bow of a beautiful ship and we’re absolutely thrilled to be launching Scotland’s brand new digital channel with the last ever series of Still Game.”
And Ford Kiernan – the other co-writer, who plays Jack – added this: “Scotland is where Still Game’s roots began and it’s right the story comes to an end here. From the early beginnings on radio through to TV, we started to build Still Game in Scotland so we’re honoured our show will be part of the launch of a new BBC channel from Scotland. We’re looking forward to our audience joining us at the end of our fabulous adventure.”
We’ll be sure to keep you posted as we hear more about Still Game and BBC Scotland.