"Rab C. Nesbitt" (1990) TV series 1990-1999

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creator:

Ian Pattison

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

27 September 1990 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Rab C. Nesbitt is lowlife scum (and proud of it) in Glasgow, Scotland who spends his time drinking in his local and speaking to the camera about the state of society as he sees it.

Plot Keywords:

Breaking The Fourth Wall | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Gregor Fisher	...	Rab C. Nesbitt / ... (54 episodes, 1988-2008)
Elaine C. Smith	...	Mary Nesbitt (22 episodes, 1988-2008)
Tony Roper	...	Jamesie Cotter (22 episodes, 1988-2008)
Andrew Fairlie	...	Gash Nesbitt (22 episodes, 1988-2008)

Runtime:

30 min (48 episodes) | 41 min (1 Episode) | 50 min (1 Episode) | 45 min (2 episodes) | 38 min (1 Episode)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Rab C. Nesbitt: [to the audience] What a business, all because I take a wee drink, eh... Tell yae wan thing - see all this shoutin? It does not half give yae a helluva thirst.
Stranger: [handing Rab a bottle of booze from off screen] That's the game, pal, you tell them. There's nuthin the matter wie a wee drink.
Rab C. Nesbitt: [pleased] Oh... Who the hell are you by the way?
Stranger: Ah c'mon, Rab. Use your imagination
[the camera away cuts to the stranger who is revealed to be a pink elephant in a suit and cap]
Stranger: I'm the heebie Jeebie.
[the pink elephant starts shaking its head and making funny noises at Rab]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Rab C. Nesbitt (#6.5)" (2008)

The funniest Scottish Sitcom....ever!

This programme first came to our screens after Gregor Fisher had made Rab famous through his one man rants on Naked Video. Despite the humour used the show also acuratly portrayed the way life for so many underclass Scots.

The wit in this programme is something to enjoy. Fisher was born to play Nesbit and Elaine C. Smith is also excellent as Rab's long suffering wife Mary Doll. Andrew Fairley and the late Eric Cullen played their parts as the useless siblings of Rab and Mary excellently.

Despite the many roles that actors take on in their careers there is often one character in particular they will be remembered for. This is true in no one more than Gregor Fisher.