Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2416 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-09-03
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 201 minutes

DVD Description
Scotland's favourite pensioners are back for series six of Still Game. Join the Craiglang gang as Boabby and Stevie vie for the attention of the new pizza girl while Jack (Ford Kiernan) and Victor (Greg Hemphill) try their hand at babysitting, amongst more hilarious misadventures.

Episodes:
Recipe: Jack and Victor discover Pete the Jakey was the inventor of he famous Beefy Bake and seek recompense on his behalf. Tam and Frances are having marital problems. Who can offer council, Navid?
Fly Society: Jack and Victor get a taste of how the other half live when they are mistaken for two socialites by a couple of rich widows. But the gang from Craiglang are not happy at missing out.
Lights Out: Craiglang is plunged into eternal darkness when the electricity sub station goes on the blink. Our vulnerable pensioners take radical measures to protect themselves from the night crawlers.
Seconds Out: Boabby the barman and Stevie the bookie vie for the attention of the new pizza girl. Jack and victor are hell bent on getting a free pizza now that their old pal Winston works there.
Hot Seat: Craiglang is in the grip of a hot spell. Jack and Victor have found the perfect place to relax in the park on the ultimate bench. Unfortunately, Tam and Winston have the same idea. Isa receives news about her ex-husband Harry that changes her life.
Hyper: Navid's business is suffering at the hands of the corporate giant Hyperdales and his regular customers loyalty is being put to the test. Meanwhile, Tam is going through some bizarre changes. The drinks are on him!
One In One Out: Tam and Frances enjoy fame and fortune with their new addition but it means babysitting stints for Jack and Victor which is proving a bit of a strain.

Synopsis
The sixth series following the adventures of two Glaswegian pensioners in ‘Recipe’, ‘Fly Society’, ‘Lights Out’, ‘Seconds Out’, ‘Hot Seat’, Hyper’ and ‘One In One Out’.

Customer Reviews

What a load of Pish! ITS Brilliant!
I have the first boxset, and am currently watching season 6 on the telly. This show is just fantastic, each episode is a Gem! Season 6 is just as good, the only let down would perhaps be the 'guest stars' (It doesn't need them!) that aside, its still as fresh and inventive as the first season. The first episode with the fight for the benches had me in stitches!

So to Johns comment....a let down? Is it Buggery!!!

More Comic Excellence
Perfect for tiding viewers over until the next series of Still Game, this DVD contains more of the same earthy and disarmingly down-to-earth humour which has become Still Game's trademark.

Don't expect intricate or deeply subversive humour, for this is not 'deep' stuff - rather, it's a very noble and simplistic attempt to do what Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill do best - make people laugh!

In this series, power cuts provide much hilarity, with the superbly acted 'Shug' instructing the local pensioners on how to defend themselves, with hilarious results, and Isa's attempts to find a new man in her life also provide much amusement, along with summertime quarrels over who gets the best seat in the park. More dramatic and serious plotlines are also explored with the arrival of a new baby in Craiglang, criticism of big business, and one of the main characters even has a brush with death...

This series is not winding down, in fact, the humour is not only still coming thick and fast, but the excellent writers actually even seem to be exploring plotlines which provide more serious acting opportunities. Still Game is a down to earth, unpretentious comedy classic of modern times.

Gie me Peace!
I can see why others are criticising this for being less funny than previous series, as there are darker and more "social" issues addressed in this series, but just when things seem at their darkest (literally in one episode), someone will say something daft and the mood lightens immediately. Also, some of the storylines feel forced, with denouements that seem tacked on, but all in all in my opinion there are still more belly laughs per minute on this programme than on any other contemporary comedy.

One last caveat would be that much of the comedy relies on the viewers' knowledge of the character traits of each of the protagonists. I would therefore imagine people coming to Still Game for the first time through this series may miss some of the subtleties, so for those of you out there who haven't yet fallen for the charms of Jack, Victor and the gang put that right immediately by getting the box set of series 1 - 5.

To sum up, darker than previous series but Still Game indeed and well worth a purchase.