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Chewin' the Fat

30min

Comedy

Chewin' the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show. Chewin' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland. The later television show, which ran for four series, was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland, but series three and four, as well as highlights from the first two series, were later broadcast to the rest of the United Kingdom. Although the last series ended in February 2002, 6 Hogmanay specials were broadcast and offered on DVD when purchasing the Scottish Sun between 2000 to 2005, one every year. Chewin' the Fat gave rise to the spin-off show Still Game, a sitcom focusing on the two old male characters Jack and Victor. The series was mostly filmed in and around Glasgow and occasionally West Dunbartonshire. The English idiom to chew the fat means to chat casually, but thoroughly, about subjects of mutual interest.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Ford and Greg on the Couch

1. Ford and Greg on the Couch

30min

13th Jan 1999

Interpretin' for the Neds - F & G On the Couch - Ronald Villiers - Betty the Old Slapper - The Neds - Billy Conolly Goes to Glasgae - Tartan Briefs - At the Bowls - QSC - At the Snooker - Jack and Victor - Arguing Threesome

Jack and Vic do Cybersex

2. Jack and Vic do Cybersex

30min

20th Jan 1999

F & G On the Couch - Quiz Show - Community Art - Ronald Villiers, The Banter Boys, Jack and Victor - Old Betty, Soldiers - Tartan Briefs - QSC

Jack and Vic do Changing Rooms

3. Jack and Vic do Changing Rooms

30min

27th Jan 1999

Jack and Victor Do Changing Rooms - Ronald Villiers - The Arguing Threesome - Tartan Briefs - Old Betty - The Neds - Sherrif Court - The Neds - Ma Maw's in the Dustbin - Banter Boys - Tea-Lady Takes over - F & G On the Couch - The Devil Gets a Hunger On Him for Toaty Scones - Bish 'n' Bosh

James Bond Parody

4. James Bond Parody

30min

3rd Feb 1999

James Bond - Lonely Shopkeeper - F & G on the couch - Chat 'n' Chug - The Cracker - The Neds - Bish 'n' Bosh - Banter Boys - Ronald Villiers - Old Betty - QSC - Tartan Briefs

Kelso's Fate

5. Kelso's Fate

30min

10th Feb 1999

Kelso's fate - Dysfunctional Bedsit, Homefree - Old Betty - Jack and Victor - F & G on the Couch - Old Betty - The Neds - Homefree - Ronald Villiers - Thirty Years Later - Lonely Shopkeeper - Fortune Teller - Dysfunctional Bedsit - Jack and Victor At the Bank

Blow Below the Belt

6. Blow Below the Belt

30min

17th Feb 1999

Blow Below the Belt - F & G On the Couch - Ronald Villiers - 2.99 at Bennies - Reet Son - Rednecks - Bish 'n' Bosh - Leprechauns - Surgeons - Jack and Victor - Arguing Threesome - Lonely Shopkeeper - At NASA

First air date

13th Jan 1999

Last air date

22nd Feb 2002

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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