

BBC comedy series about Rab C. Nesbitt, a drunken, string-vested layabout who lives with his long-suffering wife Mary and his two sons in the working class area of Govan in Glasgow. When he's not getting drunk with his pals that include the devious, womanising Jamesie Cotter, he's offering his philosophical outlook on life to whoever will listen.


Aug 1, 1997 - 30m
Mary seems strangely calm when told that Rab's benefits have been suspended.

Aug 8, 1997 - 30m
Rab is spending a lot of time at his newly acquired allotment, which causes Mary to look for her own excitement with an old boyfriend.

Aug 15, 1997 - 30m
After a visit to the doctor, Rab is diagnosed with a cancerous growth and has to undergo chemotherapy treatment.

Aug 22, 1997 - 30m
Rab is in the hospital cancer ward and the constant attention of the hospital reverend is starting to get on his nerves.

Aug 29, 1997 - 30m
Rab joins Jamesie's trip to Amsterdam to supposedly see the bulbfields but on arrival, Rab finds out that Jamesie is only interested in the red lights there.

Sep 5, 1997 - 30m
Rab and Jamesie take Gash out on a traditional three day drinking binge before he gets married.