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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Still Game star breaks silence on potential return for iconic comedy
He also promoted an upcoming event THAT'S PLENTY! Still Game star breaks silence on potential return for iconic comedy Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A STILL Game star has spoken out on rumours about the show's rumoured return. The legendary comedy show - which became a cultural icon - came to an end in 2019. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Still Game became a cultural sensation Credit: BBC 3 Mark Cox as tight-fisted Tam Mullen Credit: BBC Telly fans bid farewell to the nation's favourite pensioners as the Craiglang cohort left our screens for the last time. But there has still been chat of the cast getting back together with fans always eager to see Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan bring back Victor McDade and Jack Jarvis Esq. Although rumours of a reunion were well and truly put to bed by star Mark Cox, who played tight-fisted OAP Tam Mullen in the show. He made it clear fans should be wary of listening to anything that sounds like it came from the show's gossip Isa when hearing about a Still Game return. Cox, 53, rubbished ideas that the cast could return for a Still Game movie. He told The Glasgow Times: "There's been talk of how you would even do a movie. "Do they work, comedy movies like that? "I don't know. I don't even know where that rumour started." The actor, who recently starred as a top cop in Netflix crime drama Dept Q even told how he is still recognised far and wide for his time as the penny-pinching pensioner, even being quizzed about the show while in New York. Still Game earned a permanent place in the hearts of the people of Scotland. Forgotten Still Game character unmasked more than two decades after iconic episode The jokes and one-liners spouted by the characters are repeated by fans young and old across the country. It has become such a sensation the cast even got a mural on the side of a Glasgow building. But Cox reckons fans will appreciate hearing some of his tales when he hosts shows across Scotland later this year. He will be taking to the stage at Bo'ness Town Hall on August 23 and Glasgow's Woodside Halls on October 25. He said: "I was in Chewin' The Fat before Still Game for a long time, and there are lots of stories and different things about growing up in the East End, being an actor and becoming an actor in a place where no one was an actor. "I look forward to speaking to the audiences, that's a thing I quite like doing. "People come, they know who I am, and it feels as if you're in the right place, you're not trying to impress, you come with the stories and other stuff you've got to tell them, and audiences are great. "They eat it up, they love it."
Scottish Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Still Game star signs up for Celebrity Traitors as BBC reveal first look pictures and release date
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A STILL Game star is among a string of huge names set to appear on Celebrity Traitors. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, viewers are being treated to a mix of A-listers, popular actors, TV stars and singing icons. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Claudia Winkleman takes the helm of the Celebrity Traitors Credit: BBC 5 Celia Imrie spotted at Inverness airport ahead of her appearance on the show Credit: Northpix 5 Winston is caught in the bookies by Mrs Begg after his horse Scotch Corner wins 5 The home help is caught in the shower with recently widowed Bert Credit: BBC The celebrities will play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning a cash prize of up to £100K for a charity of their choice. And swapping Craiglang for Ardross Castle is telly and film legend Celia Imrie, 72. Better known as snooty home help Mrs Begg, the actor appeared in Still Game back in 2003. In series two, Jack and Victor offer a helping hand to their recently widowed friend Bert. Elsewhere, one-legged Winston is assigned Mrs Begg as a home help after falsely claiming he was unable to look after himself. However, Bert has the last laugh after the randy pensioner is caught in the shower with Mrs Begg, leaving the OAPs in stitches. The episode ends with an iconic song dedicated to her, the auld boys sing: "This is the ballad of Mrs Begg, who doubted Winston's dodgy leg. "Now she waits for me around the clock, because she got fond of auld Bert's c**k." Away from the Scots sitcom, Celia is a huge star on both the big and the small screen. Insiders revealed that the Bridget Jones star was "chomping at the bit" to be on Celebrity Traitors. Still Game returns in brand new format, fans are going to love it Celia has enjoyed a glittering career and is one of the most recognisable actors to join the line-up. She is best known for appearing in Calendar Girls, St Trinian's, and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. It comes after the BBC finally confirmed the full Celebrity Traitors line-up with exciting new pictures. The Beeb revealed that the spin-off will kick off this Autumn.
