When hes not getting drunk with his pals that include the devious, womanizing jamesie cotter. The character became so popular that its creator ian pattison and naked video producer colin gilbert decided to give him his own show, kicking off with the seasonal pilot episode rab c. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But he was best known for the role of burney, which he first played in a 1988 christmas special, rab c. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented voice. Nesbitt first appeared on the seminal scottish comedy show naked video. He told the stage that he wrote the whole thing himself. Rab c nesbitts seasonal greet dvd british comedy guide. Ill be so proud when scotland passes equal marriage elaine c smith, best known for playing the longsuffering wife of rab c nesbitt in the bbc sitcom of the same name, has recorded a video for the equality networks its time campaign. Nesbitt, there is no magic to christmas when you have no money and he cannot share his longsuffering wife mary or teenage sons burney and gashs. Hes shared this with his drinking pals who include andra and dodie. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Naked videos bandaged philosopher rab c nebitt explains why the. By accident theyd conjured a sitcom pilot, including a family. Smith and has two sons gash andrew fairlie, later iain robertson and burney eric cullen. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the company credits submission guide. The most recent episode broadcast was on 2 january 2014. Progressing in 1989 to his own christmas special rab c nesbitts seasonal greet, the popularity of this muchrerun show spawned a further 8 series of alcoholic ranting.
The first episode was transmitted on 31 december 1989. Rab c nesbitt 1988 subtitles opensubtitles season 1. As i earlier stated, rab lives in govan, is married to mary nesbitt elaine c. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be. Special 0x1 rab c nesbitt s seasonal greet december 31, 1989. Rab c nesbitt appreciation society public group facebook. The episode numbers follow the order of first transmission. Nesbitt tv series seasonal greet 1988 company credits. Rab c nesbitt appreciation society has 2,727 members. I have collaborated on sketches but i most prefer sitting in a room on my own. Hes offering his philosophical outlook on life to whoever will listen. A tussle with santa lands him in the jail and in hot water with.
The pilot episode, made for bbc scotland in 1988, was a christmas special entitled rab c nesbitts seasonal greet, which was broadcast on 22 december 1988 and then repeated on the network the following year. Disillusioned with the whole idea of the festive season, rab embarks on a one man campaign to stamp out christmas. The pilot episode, made for bbc scotland in 1988, was a christmas special entitled rab c nesbitts seasonal greet, which was broadcast on 22 december. Progressing in 1989 to his own christmas special rab c nesbitt s seasonal greet, the popularity of this muchrerun show spawned a further 8 series of alcoholic ranting. They then decided to use him as a linking device for a 1988 christmas special, rab c nesbitt s seasonal greet. Nesbitt, there is no magic to christmas when you have no money and he cannot share his longsuffering wife mary or teenage sons burney and gashs enthusiasm for the festive season, preferring instead to comment cynically to camera on its commercial trappings. It looks like we dont have any company credits for this title yet. Tis the season of goodwill and mary is full of the christmas spirit, whereas rab is just full of spirits. Nesbitt is a drunken, string vested lay about who lives with his long suffering wife mary and his two sons in the working class area of govan in glasgow. The series was broadcast nationally, despite the strong and sometimes impenetrable glaswegian accents, which was parodied in one episode where rab goes to london in search of his runaway son, and subtitles are used to translate the dialogue. This news has scared jamesie into wanting to give up the demon drink rab, you and me, we go back a longs ways together. After waiting three days for rab to come back from the butcher shop on what should have been a routine purchase, mary moves out and. Rab c nesbitt seasonal greet crisis loan by mistlethrush01.
Iain cuthbertson 4 january 1930 4 september 2009 was a scottish character actor and theatre director. Rab c nesbitt made it cool to be an overweight, alcoholic. Rab c nesbitt seasonal greet part 2 the last part youtube. Nesbitts seasonal greet went out on bbc2 scotland 21st decemeber 1988 and was an immediate hit, first in scotland and then nationally when it was repeated by bbc2 on 30 december 1989, where it was watched by nearly three million viewers and so the groundwork was laid for scotlands most successful comedy creation. Nesbitt, there is no magic to christmas when you have no money and he cannot share his longsuffering wife mary or teenage sons burney and gashs enthusiasm for the festive season, preferring instead to comment cynically to camera on.
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