
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1988 - 2014
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 66 (1 pilot + 10 series), plus 2 short and documentary specials
- Starring
- Gregor Fisher, Elaine C. Smith, Tony Roper, Barbara Rafferty, Andrew Fairlie, Iain Robertson, Eric Cullen, Brian Pettifer and others
- Writer
- Ian Pattison
- Directors
- Colin Gilbert and Ron Bain
- Producer
- Colin Gilbert
Rab C. Nesbitt is a rude, dirty, lazy, foul-mouthed, sexist, violent, alcoholic. His wife Mary and son Gash must put up with him.
Rab has an opinion on anything and everything; put forward in a way that only Rab can. He is possibly the only person on the planet for whom the phrase 'dysfunctional family' is regarded as a compliment.
His theories may have as may holes as his string vest, and there may be a lot more life in that bandage around his head than in any council suburb, but you cannot escape the wrath of the man from Govan.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 21st December 1988 on BBC One Scotland
- Last new broadcast
- Thursday 2nd January 2014 on BBC Two at 10pm
- Last repeat
- Thursday 31st December 2020 at 9:00pm on BBC Scotland
Website links
- Official BBC Website
A web page for the show from the BBC. - Comedy Unit Webpage
A page about Rab C Nesbitt from the production company. - BFI Article
An article about the show from the BFI's Screen Online website. - IMDb
- Wikipedia

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