Final series of Still Game

[FintyTin]

Part of me is so excited that it’s back, another part is sad that it’s the last series!
Just wondered what others are thinking? Was it “the ticket”?
I thoroughly enjoyed Winston’s ‘2 Liters of Justice’ moment with his leg if nothing else!

"Can I have the purple crayon, Miss?"

Episode 2 on BBC Scotland at 10pm tonight!

Caught up with last week's last night - Edith is one of my favourite characters! DH and I were in fits when Isa's bra gave way during her audition.

Apologies if this is a spoiler for anyone, but...

Tam!!!!!
I can’t believe they would do that to a main character with so little emotion. Anyone got any theories? I think he’s faked it to get insurance money to help Winston.
Would Tam be too tight to pay for insurance, though?

I think it's run its course too.

Love Scot Squad though.

I don't think he is dead either insurance money would make sense.

Maia

Ola! I adore the Gaelic puppets!

Fleeein ooot ma box!

I love Still Game, though I agree that it's run its course now, I was giggling at Isa and her refusal to be part of "Yer deid body coffin game"

DD (who loves Still Game as much as I do) and me don't believe Tam is dead, Pretty sure it's a scam.

I do think Victor will die this series though

That’s my theory as well. Tam faking his death to claim on the insurance for Winston. Would bet one of my weans on it!

Someone near us has a sign up on their gate -- Just gonnae no park over our drive grin

Do they get people leaving the engine running and knocking on their door to ask "How?"

I do think Victor will die this series though

Why Victor in particular? Please show your workings!!

Assuming we're going along with the mainstream view that Tam isn't really deid, does Frances know about it?

If it's for the life insurance, he can hardly come back to Craiglang (or anywhere settled, really), can he? Surely he'll have to go on the run - otherwise the insurance company will be right on to him? Unless he does a Stevie the Bookie and magically comes back as his own twin brother! Having said that, I hear it's very cheap to live in prison, with all your food and lodgings paid for....

I wonder if he's grown tired of the costs of being married and having a child. He never seems to spend much time with them, and in the latest episode, he was desperate to be anywhere apart from home.

Whether she does or doesn't know, it does beg the question as to whether his death would be greeted with unalloyed sadness by Frances or not. She can hardly start the celebrations as a grieving widow, but if she doesn't know that he didn't really die (or indeed if he did really die), the thought of freedom must have crossed her mind. Just think if she's looking forward to getting her liberty AND the big life insurance payout, not realising that the policy cash is on its way straight to Winston (and presumably wouldn't then be subsequently paid out when he does actually die) AND she's getting the miserable skinflint back to live with her again

You never see Tams child I think a son baby was born and never mentioned again.

WeBuiltThisBuffet

I have no idea why I think Victor will die, it's just a feeling!

I suppose as a final way to say goodbye to ensure there will never be another series

Wow, SausageRoll, you are seriously invested in this!

I’m wondering if they’re going to do a lot of killing off to make sure this really is the last series? Tam this week (unless sausage roll is onto something with her theory), and are they laying the way for Winston, with him having to lose his other leg? He mentioned getting it done in 5 weeks

They are doing a live show aren't they ? Surely they can't kill anybody off

Oh no, they can't kill Jack and/or Victor off!

My fave is Isa. I'm a bit like her and also know a couple of real life nosey wifeys of a certain age who remind me of her

I think they said the live shows weren't necessarily going to follow on from the TV episodes.

Ford was quoted as saying something like it's too much to expect of the audience - which I take as suggesting that strict logical continuity for the benefit of a few thousand theatre viewers can't dictate a less than perfect ending for millions of TV viewers.

The write-up for the last two episodes is as follows:

5 - 'Hitched'
Love is in the air as the gang rally together to create an unforgettable wedding day for one of the pals.

6 - 'Over The Hill'
It's time for Jack and Victor to take on climbing Ben Lomond, as they reflect the marching of time, whilst Isa is trying to curb her addiction to helping animal charities, which has left her financially crippled.

Any ideas who might be getting married, anybody?! It only says 'one' of the pals, so I assume that one of the new couple will be a new arrival and not a regular.

The animal charities thing seems a strange new storyline to introduce for the last episode, so I presume it must be the excuse for something dramatic happening to Isa. I'm guessing that a lot of the last show is going to be Jack and Victor looking back over many of their previous capers, but the mountain must be relevant. Will they slip and fall, or make a pact and jump off the top together? Maybe some poignant memories of Jean and Betty too? Maybe they won't die, but I think they might well do so, for a sense of finality.

My imagination is running away with me here!

Boabby is the one getting married. He decides to give up the pub and move away with his new bride. Isa takes it over and 'arranges' for it to go up in flames for the insurance money when she assumes it will be empty, but the others have secretly arranged a lock-in and they perish in the fire.

Jack and Victor declined to take part in the lock-in as they already had the mountain climbing planned. They use their new mobiles to call the Clansman and boast to the others about reaching the top, but the phone is answered by Isa, the only one left, who gives them the devastating news. They're quite literally at the pinnacle of things and, realising that all of their pals are now gone, decide it's a fitting way to end it all by jumping off together.

Isa gets in a massive fluster with all the stress of everything that's happened and has a heart attack which does for her. Either that or Harry returns, a completely reformed character, and they leave Craiglang to make afresh start elsewhere (Finport?) together.

Enjoying your theories, SausageRoll.
I think the wedding may be Winston and Winnie.

Another vote for Winston and Winnie getting hitched here.

The mountain storyline is an interesting one. Definitely gives opportunities for J and V to get killed off, but I still cannae believe they'd dae that!

Aye, I think Winston and Winnie too, that'd be cute

Harry died in a previous episode so he can't come back, unless he was doing a Tam and faked his own death, I don't think Jack and Victor would jump off a mountain, but I can see one of them dying up there

I loved that winnie and winston met in kelvingrove the echo of KG makes me happy

zukiecat

Ah, yes - thanks, I'd forgotten that!

Probably not Harry, then!

In that case, another vote for the wedding being Win x2.