Hit Scottish sitcom Still Game looks set to return to TV after a break of 7 years.

Writers and stars Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan have revealed they are in "advanced discussions" with the BBC about returning for another series.

Launched in 2002 on BBC One Scotland, Still Game follows the adventures of Jack and Victor, two pensioners who are always game for a laugh. The show ran for 6 series and a number of specials before signing off at the end of 2007 with a Hogamanay special.

The format ended due to a disagreement between the creators, however Hemphill and Kiernan have since resolved their differences. They are due to appear in front of nearly 200,000 fans at Glasgow's Hydro arena in September for a series of live shows featuring their famous characters alongside the other main cast members from the series.

It seems the strong ticket sales for the live shows have now reignited the interest in bringing Jack and Victor back to television, too.

Speaking at a Q&A session at BBC Scotland's Commonwealth Quay festival, Hemphill and Kiernan revealed that the BBC have been asking for a while now for them to return as their characters. Kiernan told the audience: "They've been very kind to us and kept repeating it and asking us back every year."

The Daily Record reports that Hemphill said: "We're talking to them at the moment about doing another series, but these wheels turn slowly. They seem very keen and are very supportive, and they're happy that we're doing the show down the road, having this reunion.

"Hopefully we'll be back on TV at some point in the next couple of years."

If the series does go ahead, it is likely to be shown nationwide on BBC Two again. Originating on the Scottish regional variant of BBC One, from Series 4 the show moved to UK-wide BBC Two, with ratings as high as three million viewers.

The pair remarked of the strong ratings: "Just as it was picking up we decided we wanted to stop doing it. Stupid."

The duo also spoke to interviewer Kaye Adams about their widely-discussed fall out, and how they've now patched up their friendship. Hemphill told the audience: "A friendship is a weird thing, and it's only ever a phonecall away from being fixed. My advice to any of you out there is, if you have a friend you haven't spoken to for a while, pick up the phone."

The 21 date Still Game Live starts in Glasgow on Friday 19th September.

Ford Kiernan took time off earlier this year as his 13 year-old son died in January. Meanwhile Greg Hemphill has been directing his first film. Gasping, which is due out next year, stars Frankie Boyle as a recovering alcoholic. Hemphill said of the project: "We filmed it in May, and I've never directed anything before - it was my first time. It was exhausting, but I loved it. Frankie's character doesn't speak in the film, that was a challenge to create a story where your lead actor isn't saying anything."

As part of the 'BBC at the Quay' event, Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan posed for some pictures:

Here's a clip from one of the early series of the sitcom:

And in this video, filmed last month, the two stars talk about preparing for the live shows: