Still Game

Can I just say Im glad at last the BBC are now showing Still Game nationwide

They have shown it antionwide befoe, I saw it on BBC2 a couple of years back. Not a brilliant show IMO, but this sort of thing's incredibly subjective.

I suspect it loses a lot in translation for many down south, but it has been an excellent show. I say 'has' as this series doesn't quite seem up to the same quality. Still good though.

Unfortunately one side effect of being networked is that it is being shown on a graveyard slot (BBC2, 10pm on Friday, against Big Brother) when in Scotland its popularity justifies being shown on BBC1 at peak time. It's something BBC Scotland is trying to make up for by showing a repeat, but it must still be harming it ratings wise.

Please can somebody tell me what the Still game is about?

About two old men, Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan) and Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill). They are still game (hence the title) and usually get into some sort of problem. Hilarious comedy show, more for the Scots rather than the English though.

Thanks Antz

Almost 2 million viewers on a Friday (10% share), which is good for BBC2..

Is that a network rating or a Scotland-only rating? Either way I suppose it appears to be doing very well considering the competition.

Maybe the BBC have had a brainwave here - it's a programme which could appeal to a very different market than the one which would watch Big Brother.

However it must still be affecting things up here - the amount of people who keep forgetting it is on because it's not on BBC1 is a bit worrying.

If it's a Scotland Only rating, that's 40% of the population- very unlikely.

It is a network rating.There is a lot of cross promotion for Still Game on BBC1 Scotland, which obviously signposts the programme for avid fans.

Hmm Big Brother or Still Game very hard choice to make, well Id rather have this who cares what ever anyone elese is watching