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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.

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Pilot - Rab C. Nesbitt's Seasonal Greet

Rab hates the festive period and sees no reason to enjoy Christmas but his wife Mary wants to enjoy Christmas... which means war!

Notes

The first national broadcast of this episode was at 9:30pm on 31st December 1989.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 22nd December 1988
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One Scotland
Length
40 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Gregor Fisher Rab C. Nesbitt
Elaine C. Smith Mary Nesbitt
Tony Roper Jamesie Cotter
Andrew Fairlie Gash Nesbitt
Eric Cullen Burney Nesbitt
Brian Pettifer Andra
Charlie Sim Dougie
Guest cast
Alex Norton Dodie
Andy Cameron Policeman
Andy Gray Actor
Mary Riggans Actor
Gerard Kelly Actor
Iain Cuthbertson Actor
Rikki Fulton Actor
Jonathan Watson Actor
David McNiven Actor
Jerry Sadowitz (as Gerry Sadowitz) Actor
Peter Capaldi Actor
Viv Lumsden Actor
Russell Hunter Actor
Susan Gilmore Actor
Elaine Collins Actor
Production team
Colin Gilbert Director
Colin Gilbert Producer
Bill Stephens Editor
Alan Wright Production Designer
David McNiven Composer
Valerie Green (as Val Green) Costume Designer
John I. McNeill (as John McNeill) Director of Photography
Shelagh Gunn-Taylor Make-up Designer

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