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Where are the shops filmed in Still Game?
Navid’s shop interior was a set in Hillington industrial estate, the exterior shots being a row of shops in Kennedy Path, Townhead, Glasgow. The shots where Jack and Victor visit Barbara at her workplace were filmed in Clydebank, a town 8 miles west of Glasgow.
Where was the first episode of Still Game filmed?
Where was Still Game Filmed? Craiglang’s main scenes are filmed around the Maryhill district of Glasgow, but the programme has filmed all over Glasgow over its 9 series including Queen Street and Central Stations, Buchanan Street, The Hydro and along the Clyde. Navid’s shop is in the Townhead area of Glasgow.
Where is Navid’s shop in real life?
Glasgow’s Townhead
Thank you for subscribing! Harrid’s Convenience Store is perhaps one of Scotland’s best known shops. It’s home to Navid, Isa and who can forget Meena from hit TV show Still Game. But did you know the shop itself is a real place in Glasgow’s Townhead and is transformed every year into the best-loved shop on our telly.
Did they film Still Game in Canada?
The show was filmed on the Canadian side.
What pub is the Clansman in Still Game?
The Gimlet
Still Game filming location: Ruchill Street, Glasgow
The local pub in Still Game is called The Clansman. Its exterior is actually The Gimlet on Ruchill Street. Also called the Ruchill Tavern, it was used from series one to four. Then it was knocked down to build houses.
What park is in Still Game?
In the BBC’s show, the Victoria Park bench sparks a war between the protagonists, Jack and Victor, and their friends, Tam and Winston. At the end of the “Hot Seat” episode of Still Game, Jack and Victor finally get to sit on the “number one bench”.
Where is delaneys in Still Game?
The filming location is situated in Glasgow’s Townhead area, close to the city’s Buchanan Bus Station.
Where in Glasgow is Maryhill?
However, not all areas of North Glasgow are in poor condition. Maryhill is in the north west of the city, and consists of well maintained traditionally “Glaswegian” sandstone tenements with the traditional high ceilings as well as many large Victorian town houses.
What is the name of Navid’s shop in Still Game?
Harrid’s Convenience Store
Alfy’s Paper Shope in Glasgow’s Townhead area was frequently used as a location for the beloved BBC comedy. Scenes in the shop, known as Harrid’s Convenience Store in the show’s ‘Craiglang’ were shot at the long-standing business premises.
What language does Navid speak?
Tam invited Navid to Victor McDade’s Hogmanay party. At first, Jack and Victor could not understand Navid, as he could not speak English very well, but soon accepted him, when he said he knew Tam. Navid soon learned English (and Scottish) from people like Winston Ingram.
What age is Navid from Still Game?
46-year-old
The 46-year-old, who plays Navid in the hit show, believes eating too many KFCs is to blame for his pain.
What kind of hat does Victor wear in Still Game?
trilby hat
Early in the series, Victor was seen wearing a bunnet like Jack, but later wears a trilby hat; which makes him more distinctive from Jack.
Where was Holiday filmed Still Game?
Where was Still Game Filmed? Craiglang’s main scenes are filmed around the Maryhill district of Glasgow, but the programme has filmed all over Glasgow over its 9 series including Queen Street and Central Stations, Buchanan Street, The Hydro and along the Clyde.
What age is Jack and Victor from Still Game in real life?
Kiernan, who is 57, and 49-year-old Hemphill first turned the adventures of Craiglang Septuagenarians Jack and Victor and their pensioner friends into a TV sitcom in 2002, when Hemphill was in his early 30s.
Does Winston really have one leg?
Winston wears a prosthetic leg, due to having it amputated due to his smoking habit.
Why is the Clansman called Jennys?
As a result, the Clansman was set to be closed down and demolished, to make way for cottages. It turns out that the property developer was the son of Pete the Jakey, and hence, the pub was not demolished. Instead, the pub was renamed “Jenny’s”, in honour of Jenny Turnbull, the mother of the property developer.
When did the Clansman become Jenny’s?
Trivia. Despite being renamed Jenny’s in series 5, in series 7 onwards the pub is yet again called the Clansman. Pete the Jakey was the first person to step foot inside the Clansman, due to him sleeping outside it the night before.
What is the name of the dog in Still Game?
Gairden |
Gairden | Still Game Wiki | Fandom.
Why is Maryhill called Maryhill?
Mary Hill (1730-1809) was an heiress after whom the town of Maryhill, now a district of Glasgow, was named. Mary inherited the Gairbraid Estate from her father, Hew Hill, who had no surviving male heirs. In 1763, she married Robert Graham.
Why did they stop making Still Game?
Still Game premiered in 2002 and game to an end in 2007 after actor Ford Kieran and Greg Hemphill fell out.