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Rab C. Nesbitt
Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish comedy series which began in 1988. Produced by BBC Scotland, it stars Gregor Fisher as an alcoholic Glaswegian who seeks unemployment as a lifestyle choice. Rab C. Nesbitt was originally a recurring character in the BBC2 sketch series "Naked Video" (1986–1990).
Background.
The pilot episode, made for BBC Scotland in 1988, was a Christmas special entitled "Rab C Nesbitt's Seasonal Greet", which was broadcast on 22 December 1988 and then repeated on the
characters.
Cast and characters The Nesbitt family.
- Robert "Rab" C. Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher) [1988-2014]: alcoholic without denial, sarcastic, deadbeat, self-styled "street philosopher" and "sensitive big bastard", although "sensitive by Govan standards". Described by his wife Mary as not ""an" unemployed person" but ""the original" unemployed person", Rab is very rarely seen in anything other than a shabby pinstripe suit, plimsolls, a filthy headband