STILL GAME, BBC1, 9.30pm
JACK and Victor get rid of some old stuff at the charity shop, including a souvenir teaspoon from Troon. There they meet Methadone Mick, who’s trying to get some clothes for a job interview.
Jack hopes he won’t buy his recently donated silverware as he’ll no doubt be “cookin’ up junk on ma wee Troon spoon”.
Instead, they loan him clothes for the interview and take him to a dodgy dentist (Kevin Whately) to get his teeth fixed. He needs to spruce himself up to impress his prospective employers, though Methadone Mick’s best suggestion is that he change his name to Methadone Michael.
Elsewhere, Winston gets a demand from the council for a £4,000 debt or he faces jail, so he manages to tag along to the City Chambers with Boaby, who’s there to collect a medal for looking after Pete the Jakey. Winston intends to slip away to the council offices to sort it out while Boaby is up on stage “getting his stupid badge”.
ELAINE C SMITH’S BURDZ EYE VIEW, STV, 8pm
THE nights are fair drawin’ in, at least so my gran says, and there’s a festive chill in the air if you’re up early enough in the morning to enjoy it, before all the cars and schoolchildren appear and dissolve the crisp, quiet frost.
Winter is coming, but tonight Elaine C Smith gives us a last glimpse of summer as her comedy tour of Scotland reaches Largs and Millport.
She enjoys the best that these cherished seaside towns have to offer, and reminds us why they form such an important part of our childhood holiday memories. She gets involved in some line-dancing and tries local ice cream, whose recipe is a closely guarded secret.
Finally, she heads to Barrfields Theatre in Largs to learn about the building’s history and the show concludes with one of Smith’s comedy gigs inside the theatre itself. It’s nice, nostalgic TV for a chilly Friday night.
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