In 1965, Beechwood Taverns opened a pub on Ruchill Street in the north of the city. It was a typical Glasgow pub of the era, with a lounge bar and off-sales area, and it was run by husband-and-wife duo Joseph and Netta Robb. For the first three series of Still Game, The Gimlet was used as the exterior of the Clansman pub. After that, a replica exterior of the pub was built in the Glasgow North media park in Maryhill to be used for the rest of the series. In a nod to this usual line towards Jack and Victor (“Look who it is”) he tells the viewer: “Look who it isn’t.”What’s your favourite old historical pub in Glasgow?

Source: The Times July 16, 2023 17:46 UTC