List of Rab C. Nesbitt episodes

The following is a list of Rab C. Nesbitt episodes. The first episode was transmitted on 31 December 1989 (1989-12-31) the most recent episode broadcast was on 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)
The episode numbers follow the order of first transmission.

Episodes

Pilot

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
0	0	"Seasonal Greet"	31 December 1989 (1989-12-31)
Tis the season of goodwill and Mary is full of the Christmas spirit, whereas Rab is just full of spirits. Disillusioned with the whole idea of the festive season, Rab embarks on a one man campaign to stamp out Christmas. A tussle with Santa lands him in the jail and in hot water with Mary.

Series 1

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
1	1	"Work"	27 September 1990 (1990-09-27)
When Rab returns home from the butchers after three days he discovers that Mary has had enough of him and moves out, as do her sons and much to his horror he discovers he has to get a job otherwise his benefit money gets stopped.
2	2	"Rat"	4 October 1990 (1990-10-04)
Mary finds a Rat in the kitchen. There is a by-election taking place in Govan and Rab votes Conservative.
3	3	"Holiday"	11 October 1990 (1990-10-11)
The Nesbitt family win a holiday to Fuengirola.
4	4	"Drink"	18 October 1990 (1990-10-18)
Rab goes to see his doctor and discovers that if he does not give up drinking within a year he will die. Not taking any notice of the doctor's words he blows his money on booze and starts to see pink elephants.
5	5	"Offski"	25 October 1990 (1990-10-25)
Rab goes to stay with Mary's cousin Shug who lives in Sidcup to hide from the Glasgow Police. Gash receives a Dear John letter from his girlfriend and is heartbroken, he decides to run away to London to find her.
6	6	"City of Culture"	1 November 1990 (1990-11-01)
Glasgow is named the European City of Culture, meanwhile Rab and his mate Jamesie get into bother with the police for starting off a fight with a Peruvian folk band.

Series 2

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
8	1	"Country"	14 May 1992 (1992-05-14)
The Nesbitts and the Cotters go away for a holiday to Loch Lomond for the weekend.
9	2	"Lesson"	21 May 1992 (1992-05-21)
Rab reminisces about his schooldays.
10	3	"Domestic"	28 May 1992 (1992-05-28)
Rab and Mary have a domestic and their sons are taken into care.
11	4	"That’s Entertainment"	4 June 1992 (1992-06-04)
Rab and Jamesie have problems with a cannibal.
12	5	"Ethics"	11 June 1992 (1992-06-11)
Rab is conned by a wino.
13	6	"Life Has Meaning"	18 June 1992 (1992-06-18)
Warlocks and witches move in next door to the Nesbitt household.

Series 3

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
15	1	"Rich"	16 November 1993 (1993-11-16)
With Mary critically ill in hospital, Rab takes the boys to Blackpool to take their minds of things, however Gash and Burney spend the day with their Uncle Shug and Aunt Phoebe, leaving Rab and Jamesie on beaver patrol.
16	2	"Touch"	23 November 1993 (1993-11-23)
Mary gets a job, with a lecherous boss and Rab fears that Mary may dump him so he turns to his best mate Jamesie for advice.
17	3	"Gifted"	30 November 1993 (1993-11-30)
Burney is diagnosed as "gifted" and starts to attend art classes, this leaves Rab green with jealousy.
18	4	"Wean"	7 December 1993 (1993-12-07)
Ella and Jamesie want to have kids but they can't because Jamesie has been firing blanks. Jamesie asks Rab if he is willing to become a surrogate father, Rab agrees but it is revealed that Ella has been firing top blanks as well.
19	5	"Right"	14 December 1993 (1993-12-14)
MP Sandy McLean is totally messing up Govan and Rab (after spending time in jail getting a birthday kicking) and decides to do something about it, meanwhile his son Gash has turned into a drug addict and Burney has turned into a racist bigot.
20	6	"Cell"	21 December 1993 (1993-12-21)
Has Rab's night in the cells driven his cellmate to suicide and his police guard to murder?

Series 4

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
21	1	"Love"	19 September 1994 (1994-09-19)
Rab is back living with his mother, because he is unable to say to Mary that he loves her. Family member Screech is living with the Nesbitts.
22	2	"Mother"	26 September 1994 (1994-09-26)
Rab is living rough out on the local dump, when he gets some sad news concerning his mother.
23	3	"Buckfast"	3 October 1994 (1994-10-03)
Rab and Jamesie take a spiritual trip to the Buckfast Abbey brewery.
24	4	"Test"	10 October 1994 (1994-10-10)
Rab needs to wear glasses after having his eyes tested and Mary is reluctant to go for another smear test.
25	5	"Eorpa"	17 October 1994 (1994-10-17)
The Govan local tv station gets excited when both Rab and Jamesie are accused of committing murder.
26	6	"Further"	24 October 1994 (1994-10-24)
Norrie the barman can't find anyone to volunteer for the brewery sponsored charity walk across Scotland, until he mentions free drinks.

Series 5

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
28	1	"Affair"	5 January 1996 (1996-01-05)
Rab and Mary's 20th wedding anniversary is approaching but Rab starts to realise that his marriage is on rocky ground.
29	2	"Fuel"	12 January 1996 (1996-01-12)
Mary and Rab take a romantic trip to the Lake District where Rab becomes an environmental crusader against a local pharmaceutical company.
30	3	"Lottery"	19 January 1996 (1996-01-19)
Rab and Mary have a win on the football pools but it doesn't bring them the happiness that they expected it to.
31	4	"Pie"	26 January 1996 (1996-01-26)
Shug comes to Govan and wants to start up his own pie shop but he doesn't know about the local pie mafia, who don't like outsiders on their turf.
32	5	"Racket"	2 February 1996 (1996-02-02)
The Nesbitts appear on an American-style talk show after being accused of annoying their next door neighbour to death.
33	6	"Father"	9 February 1996 (1996-02-09)
Rab recalls his family history after finding his long lost brother Gash Sr.

Series 6

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
34	1	"Fast"	1 August 1997 (1997-08-01)
Mary seems strangely calm when told that Rab's benefits have been suspended.
35	2	"Wild"	8 August 1997 (1997-08-08)
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.
36	3	"Growth"	15 August 1997 (1997-08-15)
After a visit to the doctor, Rab is diagnosed with a cancerous growth and has to undergo chemotherapy.
37	4	"Semmitry"	22 August 1997 (1997-08-22)
Rab is in the hospital cancer ward and the constant attention of the hospital reverend is starting to get on his nerves.
38	5	"Bulbs"	29 August 1997 (1997-08-29)
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.
39	6	"Binge"	5 September 1997 (1997-09-05)
Rab and Jamesie take Gash out on a traditional three day drinking binge before he gets married.

Series 7

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
40	1	"New"	21 August 1998 (1998-08-21)
The thought of a new Labour government and a new daughter-in-law, makes Rab start to feel his age.
41	2	"Cocktails"	28 August 1998 (1998-08-28)
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'.
42	3	"Duel"	4 September 1998 (1998-09-04)
Rab goes on a booze cruise to Millport which opens up some old wounds for him.
43	4	"Property"	11 September 1998 (1998-09-11)
Mary gets mugged while out walking, and Gash decides to leave his wife and go off with her sister.
44	5	"Community"	18 September 1998 (1998-09-18)
Everyone in Govan is sad at the news that country singer Marilou Devine has died, except for Rab who has just been sentenced to community service.
45	6	"Back"	25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)
Rab is suffering from a bad back, but that doesn't stop Jamesie from sticking an emotional knife into it.

Series 8

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
46	1	"Heat"	14 May 1999 (1999-05-14)
After serving a jail sentence for setting fire to the house because Mary had gone off with Jamesie, Rab gets a job as a dishwasher but is still planning to get his revenge.
47	2	"Commons"	21 May 1999 (1999-05-21)
MP Tony Welthorpe agrees to swap lifestyles with Rab, after being challenged to see if he can live on state benefits for a month.
48	3	"Night"	28 May 1999 (1999-05-28)
Rab can't get to sleep because of his bad back, and matters are made worse by the arrival of Jamesie, who is hiding from a disgruntled husband with a shotgun.
49	4	"Fruit"	4 June 1999 (1999-06-04)
Gash's girlfriend Bridie is due to give birth to Rab's first grandchild.
50	5	"Bug"	11 June 1999 (1999-06-11)
After a visit to the doctor to cure his feelings of restlessness proves pointless, Rab decides to explore his spiritual side in the local park.
51	6	"Trips"	18 June 1999 (1999-06-18)
Rab is trying to organise the invitations to Barney Feeney's birthday booze-up, where the men are hoping to run riot and raise hell, for a change.

Series 9

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
53	1	"Heal"	21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)
Rab and Mary welcome their son Gash back to the family home and become reaquinted with their granddaughter Peaches. Meanwhile, Jamesie shows just how far he'll push it to get a woman into bed.
54	2	"Signal"	28 January 2010 (2010-01-28)
When a mobile phone mast appears in Govan, Rab turns rabble-rouser to fire up the community. It's driving everyone up the pole, but is it really damaging their health? Nesbitt seeks justice; the mob just want a nice bit of compensation.
55	3	"Candy"	4 February 2010 (2010-02-04)
Rab embraces his feminine side as part of his most outrageous social security scam yet. Meanwhile, Mary does her best to come to terms with her husband's new-found womanly presence.
56	4	"Passion"	11 February 2010 (2010-02-11)
Rab struggles to get his head round all the angles in a love triangle involving his son Gash, his local barmaid Camille and his best mate Jamesie. Govan is awash with hot passion, but could it really lead to murder?
57	5	"Muse"	18 February 2010 (2010-02-18)
Rab finds himself at a posh supper for namesake Rabbie Burns. Rab locks horns with filth magnet Saunders McClure, a slimeball with designs on Mary's cleaning company.
58	6	"Bottle"	25 February 2010 (2010-02-25)
An old woman on her way to the Pearly Gates discovers a couple of unlikely carers by her bedside. While Rab racks his brains to offer crumbs of comfort, Jamesie is dogged by disaster as he attempts to buy her last fish supper.

Series 10

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
59	1	"Broke"	5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)
Rab returns home to find that Mary has kidnapped Chingford Steel, the government Minister for Work. Features guest star Richard E. Grant.
60	2	"Fugue"	12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
Mary and Ella form a girl band, while Rab and Jamesie set up as sexy male cleaners for bored housewives. Features a cameo appearance by Susan Boyle.
61	3	"Cuts"	19 October 2011 (2011-10-19)
Jamesie's philandering has finally got him into big trouble and he's about to become a father. Fortunately his wife Ella takes the news as well as can be expected, and cuts off Jamesie's manhood. Meanwhile Rab turns up late for Peaches' birthday party and in a struggle over cutting the birthday cake gets stabbed with the breadknife. Rab and Jamesie end up in adjoining hospital beds.
62	4	"Fight"	26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)
When the drop-in centre where Rab holds his self-help group meetings becomes a victim of council cuts, the bandaged philosopher decides to fight back. However after and encounter with the local council leaders proves pointless and his impassioned but foul-mouthed appeal on local radio fails to raise to any support, he feels it's time for a grand public gesture. He decides to burn himself at the stake. Features guest star Hamish Clark.
63	5	"Role"	2 November 2011 (2011-11-02)
Rab is chosen by his granddaughter to be a role model for her class at school.
64	6	"Stool"	9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)
The new minister at Rab's church arrives with two serious drawbacks for a Govan minister.

Specials

Episode #	Series #	Title	Original airdate
7	1	"Fitba"	15 July 1991 (1991-07-15)
Rab takes Matt Fernie to Italy for the World Cup but Matt is taken seriously ill before the final game, Scotland vs Brazil. Rab goes to see Matt on his death bed, his dying wish is to find out what the final result was. Rab, trying not to cry, lies and tells Matt Scotland beat Brazil 3-0!
14	2	"Home"	31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)
Mary's cousin Shug and his wife Phoebe come to stay with the Nesbitts for Hogmanay.
27	3	"More"	29 December 1994 (1994-12-29)
Gash wants to get married to his new girlfriend, and Ella gets a toyboy and kicks Jamesie out on the street.
52	4	"Clean"	23 December 2008 (2008-12-23)
Rab is a changed man. He has ditched alcohol, found religion and even discovered the cooker. Meanwhile his wife Mary-Doll has a new career as a cleaner and is dusting for an old flame. Will she be torn away from Rab? Or can her hubby charm the pants off her again? And will Rab be able to resist the demon drink?

External links

• Rab C. Nesbitt at BBC Online Comedy Guide
• Rab C. Nesbitt at Phill.co.uk
• Rab C. Nesbitt at British Film Institute Screen
• Rab C. Nesbitt at The Comedy Unit
• Rab C. Nesbitt at the Internet Movie Database