

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 21, 1998 - 30m
The thought of a new Labour government and a new daughter-in-law, makes Rab start to feel his age.

Aug 28, 1998 - 30m
The relief barman at the pub is an ex-Broadmoor resident called Mad Dog, who quickly leaves Rab and Jamesie struggling with a problem involving 'fashionable drugs'.

Sep 4, 1998 - 30m
Rab goes on a booze cruise to Millport which opens up some old wounds for him.

Sep 11, 1998 - 30m
Mary gets mugged while out walking, and Gash decides to leave his wife and go off with her sister.

Sep 18, 1998 - 30m
Everyone in Govan is sad at the news that Country singer Marilou Devine has tragically passed away, except for Rab who has just been sentenced to community service.

Sep 25, 1998 - 30m
Rab is suffering from a bad back, but that doesn't stop Jamesie from sticking an emotional knife into it.