Rab C Nesbitt returns

Love him or hate him - he's back. Govan's finest - Rab C. Nesbit has been dusted off for his first series in 10 years. It follows the success of a 2008 Christmas special. So just how much has he changed?

Video interview: Same old string vest

He may rarely have left the sofa but that didn't stop Rab C. Nesbitt from becoming a major comedy hit through the nineties. Millions tuned in to see the string vest-wearing, armchair philosopher's take on life.

Now Rab is back for his first full series in more than ten years on BBC Two and breakfast speaks to Gregor Fisher about putting back on that vest.

Gregor Fisher on Rab C Nesbitt

After more than ten years away from the screen Rab C Nesbitt is back. Its star Gregor Fisher on the comedy he thought he'd hate.

Older, wiser and sober - Rab C Nesbitt returns

He first appeared in the 1980s, railing against the ravages and inequities of Thatcherite Britain. But the Govan philosopher Rab C Nesbitt will next week shamble back on to our screens for his first full series of the 21st century.

To be frank, we never really understood this Scottish sitcom, although you have to raise a pint to any show that manages to last for 164 episodes while tackling subjects such as cannibalism, contract killings, suicide, incest, devil worship, ringworm and, of course, alcoholism.

Telegraph Review

Eighteen months ago it would have been hard to think of a comedy character less likely to be up for revival than Rab, even for a one-off Christmas special.

Almost 10 years after the broadcast of their last episode together, the cast of the Glaswegian comedy series reunites for a Christmas special. Attempts at reviving old comedy magic can so easily disappoint. But not Rab and co. The Cotter and Nesbitt families feel as fresh as ever. Though it's Gregor Fisher's impeccable, tragicomic incarnation of Rab himself that lifts the show to such grubby, miserable heights.

Rab C. Nesbitt talks to the nation

A fictional interview with the Rab C. Nesbitt character.

Rab's Return

He's off the booze and Mary Doll has her own cleaning business in a cracking Christmas special.

The return of Rab C Nesbitt

Article about the come-back of the sitcom.