Isa from still game in real life

Still Game actress Jane McCarry says fans of her gossiping alter ego Isa will be able to hear behind-the-scenes tales during her upcoming tour. The star is set to bring her one-woman show to venues across Fife, Angus and Perthshire later this year.

Jane McCarry is going on tour with a string of sensational and hilarious anecdotes. What was I going to say for a full hour? Jane is 52 now, still significantly younger than many of her starring roles. Insight Laura Boyd. STV News.

Isa from still game in real life

The Glasgow -born actor will light up our television screens as loveable busybody Isa Drennan for the last time this Thursday. The young-at-heart pensioners of Craiglang are set to take their final bow on telly at least — the real last hurrah will be with a run of stage shows at the SSE Hydro this autumn and McCarry, 48, is sanguine as she contemplates life after Still Game. Paul Riley [who plays Winston] was on a plane coming back from Australia and he sent me a picture from when he was flying over Mount Isa. He said: 'Aww naw. I cannae get away from you …'. Once that is finished, it will seem final. It is 17 years since McCarry made her debut as Isa. Around the time that Chewin' The Fat made the move to television, McCarry was studying for teaching qualifications and then became pregnant with her eldest son, Iain, now McCarry recalls that while she was thrilled to see Chewin' The Fat become a roaring success on the small screen, at the same time she felt secretly sad to not be part of it. Coupled with finding her feet as a mother for the first time, it proved an emotionally tumultuous time. It is too hard.

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Jane McCarry is Isa. She is a Bafta award winning actress and comedienne. She graduated from Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh in and worked as a secondary school teacher covering mainstream, behaviour support and working with young people with complex needs in a variety of Glasgow schools. Jane has worked extensively in both theatre, television and radio throughout the UK ever since. Throughout her career, Jane has worked with a number of all time Scottish favourites including Rikki Fulton and Jimmy Logan.

We have more newsletters. Still Game was a Scottish TV staple for many years as we saw our favourite pensioners take trips to the pub and cut about Craiglang. Or if you want to see the familiar faces in some different settings, here's what the actors have been doing since bidding farewell to the hit show in Ford played Jack Jarvis, one of the show's joint lead characters. Hemphill played Victor, the joint lead alongside Ford. Mitchell is known for playing Boaby the Barman on the show, usually pulling pints for the pensioners in Craiglang. Sanjeev played fan-favourite character and shop owner Navid throughout the series. Since the show ended Sanjeev has played A. Signing up couldn't be easier! Simply enter your email address in the box further up the page or click here to view our wide range of newsletters.

Isa from still game in real life

The Glasgow -born actor will light up our television screens as loveable busybody Isa Drennan for the last time this Thursday. The young-at-heart pensioners of Craiglang are set to take their final bow on telly at least — the real last hurrah will be with a run of stage shows at the SSE Hydro this autumn and McCarry, 48, is sanguine as she contemplates life after Still Game. Paul Riley [who plays Winston] was on a plane coming back from Australia and he sent me a picture from when he was flying over Mount Isa. He said: 'Aww naw. I cannae get away from you …'.

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Read Edit View history. The Craiglang stalwart has been a fixture of many Scots lives ever since the hit BBC comedy arrived on screens, but few have seen the actress behind the costume. In , she reprised her role of Isa in the new series of Still Game, recommissioned by the BBC after the stage show's success. Dragon Ball series creator Akira Toriyama dies aged We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. It is 17 years since McCarry made her debut as Isa. Most read in Showbiz. Jane then said: "People only really ever say to me, I'm taller than they thought, they never say younger - cheeky cow" she quipped. She is a Bafta award winning actress and comedienne. Matt Bendoris.

However, many fans may be curious about the woman behind the iconic role.

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