Jack Jarvis (Still Game character)

Infobox character | name = Jack Jarvis


caption = Jack (right) with Victor McDade
first = "Flittin'" (episode 1.01)
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gender = Male
age = 72
occupation = Retired
title = Jack Jarvis Esq.
family = Fiona (daughter)
Tony (son-in-law)
Jack (grandson)
Steven (grandson)
spouse = Jean (wife) (died 1992)
children =
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portrayer = Ford Kiernan
creator = Ford Kiernan
Greg Hemphill

Jack Jarvis is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland sitcom, "Still Game". The character previously appeared in the sketch show, "Chewin' the Fat"; both incarnations have been played by comedian Ford Kiernan.

Family

His wife, Jean died and his daughter Fiona moved out to Canada with her family, leaving Jack alone in Craiglang. Jack had initially planned to go to with Jean to Canada before Fiona was born, but decided against it. Despite the loss of his wife, Jack is still willing to have relationships with women, in "Courtin'" he dated the woman from the local charity shop which ended with him discovering that she was married, he also had brief romantic interests when he visited a brewery and when he met a woman at the theatre. In "Who's the Daddy" it is also revealed he had a relationship with Jenny Turnbull, who incidentally had relationships with Victor, Winston and Pete The Tramp(before he was a tramp) leading to confusion over who was the father of her son.

Friends

Jack's best source of company is his best friend Victor McDade who he met when Victor ran into his father's shop in order to get help for Frank McCallum, a young boy who was ran over by a tram. Jack and Victor have been friends for 60 years since. Jack also enjoy's a drink in the local pub Jenny's (Previously known as the Clansman) where he socialises with his other friends, Winston Ingram, Tam Mullen, Eric and Shug. He also enjoys winding Bobby the barman up with Victor. He is also good friends with Navid the owner of the local grocers, looking after the shop while Navid went to his brother's funeral in India due to his experience in shopkeeping from his father's shop. He also enjoys betting on horses at the local bookies.

Reside

Jack lives in Osprey Heights, sharing a landing with Victor, and the local gossip, Isa Drennan. He moved into Osprey Heights in "Flittin'", he used to live in a house next to Peggy and Charlie McCalpine, He moved because of the McCalpine's noise and the mess the neighbour above him caused to his pristine garden. He acquired the flat previously owned by the late Mr. Hannagan(Known as "Auld Hannagan" to Jack and Victor). Before moving, he had toyed with the idea of moving in with Victor, much to Victor's annoyance since Jack is never finished eating his biscuits.

Jack also enjoys(enjoyed) smoking his pipe, in "Aff" he decided to give it up, but failed in doing so, however Jack has not been seen smoking his pipe starting series 5 due to the smoking ban in Scotland. But he still smokes as he plans on buying tobacco from Hyperdales.

See Also

Still Game
Ford Kiernan