THE creators of Still Game have suggested a new theatre show could be a farewell to the popular characters.

Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan gathered the ensemble cast this week to prepare for their second stage show at the SEC Hydro. and revealed that the title of the show is Bon Voyage.

While not revealing the details of the plot, the writers and stars of the comedy said the inspiration for the show, which will open at the Hydro in February 2017, was the struggle of pensioners experience with the cold of winter.

This time the show will not be televised and will not be recorded for DVD, Kiernan said, adding that the DVD recording “didn’t quite hit the mark for us.”

On the title of the show, which is a French phrase wishing someone a good journey or saying goodbye, the two were coy.

“It is in one sense,” Hemphill said, laughing.

Kiernan added: “We had to come up with a title, we felt Still Game 2 wasn’t specific enough, so why don’t we give the audience something to think about, while they are waiting?

“We thought Bon Voyage would give people something to think about.

“And it says so much more than ‘right, that’s the end’.”

Hemphill added: “When you come from a comedy background, every show could potentially be the end.

“We thought long and hard about it, and it seemed to sum up the show – and we are being a bit mischievous.”

Both Hemphill and Kiernan said they expected to write and star in an eighth series of Still Game for the BBC.

On the lack of DVD filming, Kiernan said: “We just want to make it a theatrical experience.

“We felt we had to film it last time. If you are a Still Game fan you will come and see it, if you don’t come and see it, you’ll never see it.”

He added: “We definitely feel its a completely different show, this is definitely a big night out, it has that feel to it.

“It feels better, having going through it yesterday with the entire cast, we were just howling [with laughter], it was great to put the voices to the words.”

Hemphill added: “We are always trying to challenge ourselves and this time we are trying to put something on stage that has not been seen before.

“That’s the idea.”