Chewin' the Fat

Overview

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.

Series details

First air date

1999

Last air date

2002

Status

Ended

Seasons

4

Episodes

24

Episode runtime

30 min

Genres

Comedy

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One

Created by

Greg Hemphill, Ford Kiernan

Cast

Karen Dunbar

Cast member

Ford Kiernan

Cast member

Julie Wilson Nimmo

Cast member

G

Gordon McCorkell

Cast member

Mark Cox

Cast member

Tom Urie

Cast member