Still Game

from the golden age of prestige TV, Still Game is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video with a 8/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 9 seasons is a commitment that pays off. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. Still Game is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Ford Kiernan's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Still Game does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's (Old Age Pensioners) Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang. Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 9 seasons (2002–2019), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Still Game holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities. The consistency across the run is what elevates it — not every episode is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. 9 seasons in and it still earns every laugh — the quality does not tail off. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Ford Kiernan sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If Lovesick is already in your rotation, Still Game fits naturally alongside it.