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Rab C. Nesbitt

Rab C. Nesbitt

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1988 - 2014
  • 66 episodes (10 series)

Long-running Scottish sitcom starring Gregor Fisher as Rab C Nesbitt, a rude, dirty, lazy, foul-mouthed, sexist alcoholic. Also features Elaine C. Smith, Tony Roper, Barbara Rafferty, Andrew Fairlie, Iain Robertson and more.

Episode menu

Series 4, Episode 1 - Love

After being thrown out of the house by Mary, Rab is forced to go and live with his mother. While Rab and Jamesie are at the singles clubs trying to pull, Mary has taken in two lodgers, her nephew Screech (as Burney has been put in an approved school) and the heavy Joe. However by the end Rab is thrown out of his mother's house by the council.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 19th September 1994
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 1st July 2020 10:00pm BBC Scotland
Friday 7th January 2022 10:30pm BBC Scotland
Saturday 14th May 2022 9:30pm BBC Scotland
Wednesday 1st March 2023 11:30pm BBC Scotland

Cast & crew

Cast
Gregor Fisher Rab C. Nesbitt
Elaine C. Smith Mary Nesbitt
Tony Roper Jamesie Cotter
Barbara Rafferty Ella Cotter
Andrew Fairlie Gash Nesbitt
Brian Pettifer Andra
David McKay Screech Nesbitt
Iain McColl Dodie
John Kazek Norrie
Guest cast
Anna Welsh Mrs. Nesbitt
Terry Neason Eva
Margaret Turner Woman at Club
Gilbert Martin Joe
Graham MacGregor Mr. Thomson
Writing team
Ian Pattison Writer
Production team
Colin Gilbert Director
Colin Gilbert Producer
Graham Greenhorn Editor
Alan Wright Production Designer
John I. McNeill Director of Photography
Ray Holman Costume Designer
Julie Dorrat-Keenan Make-up Designer
David McNiven Composer

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