Rab C. Nesbitt. Rab C. Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher). Copyright: The Comedy Unit
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 5, Episode 2 - Fuel
The Nesbitts' and the Cotters' ideas of a quiet picnic at the countryside are thwarted when their son Gash is put hospital after almost being killed in a chemical plant explosion.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 12th January 1996
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November 2020 | 9:30pm | BBC Scotland |
| Wednesday 11th November 2020 | 10:00pm | BBC Scotland |
| Saturday 2nd July 2022 | 9:30pm | BBC Scotland |
| Saturday 26th August 2023 | 10:15pm | BBC Scotland |
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| Julie Wilson Nimmo | Sally |
| Jonathan Coy | Adam Wheatfield |
| Ronald Simon | Doctor |
| Douglas Paul | Arnie |
| Russell Wootton (as Russell Wooton) | Protestor |
| Richard Makepeace | Policeman |
| Ian Pattison | Writer |
| Colin Gilbert | Director |
| Colin Gilbert | Producer |
| Graham Greenhorn | Editor |
| Alan Wright | Production Designer |
| David Beeton | Costume Designer |
| John I. McNeill | Director of Photography |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer |
| David McNiven | Composer |