Top 10 Still Game Episodes

Still Game is a phenomenon in Scotland. How many sitcoms can you name that were revived for a 4-night stage show that ended up running for 21 nights, played to 210,000 people, and grossed over £6million? There's not a lot on that list.

So after 9 years and that record breaking run of shows at the SSE Hydro, Still Game is only a few weeks away from a return to our screens, and this time, the eyes of the whole country will be on them as the show steps into a primetime UK wide BBC1 slot.

We can't wait up here! Scotland is eager to see what Jack, Victor, Winston, and all the gang have been up to in the past decade.

Created in 2003 as a Chewin' The Fat spin-off, Still Game simply took off. No one could have anticipated how big it would become. It's as big as it is because of how relatable the characters are; we all know someone as tight as Tam, someone with as big a gob as Isa, and a hermit like Archie.

In all honesty, there really isn't a bad episode. Each one is as good as the last or even better. But I'm going to try and rank the episodes into a top 10, in celebration of the series as a whole and as something to whet the appetite before the new season in October.

So bear with me as we go down a magical mystery tour!

"Jack & Victor are gay!" - a line that no doubt many of the Craiglang residents had expected to hear for many years. Of course, this is all just a huge misunderstanding all because Isa can't keep her big beak out of the letterbox!

It all comes about when Jack gets a brand new satellite dish and Victor wants a slice of the action. After creating a hatch that allows them to deliberate , things take an unexpected turn when Isa jumps to the conclusion that the pair must be lovers.

Of course with Isa being Isa, this doesn't stay her own thought for long and soon everyone in Craiglang believes that the best friends are for more than just friends.

It's a great episode that, in all honesty, deals with the subject of homosexuality incredibly well. The characters continually repeat the phrase live and let live throughout the episode, and treat Jack and Victor no differently when they 'find out' that they are gay, because they are no different, or wouldn't be had they turned out to be gay.

Jack and Victor being in the dark with regards to the rumours is just pure class, which leads to some excellent scenes with Bobby the barman trying to make Jack and Victor feel comfortable in The Clansman. If he got on a private jet, he couldn't be further away.