| Rab C. Nesbitt | |
|---|---|
| File:Rab C. Nesbitt 2010.PNG | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Creautit bi | Ian Pattison |
| Written bi | Ian Pattison |
| Directit bi | Colin Gilbert |
| Starnin | Gregor Fisher, Elaine C. Smith, Tony Roper, Barbara Rafferty, Andrew Fairlie, Brian Pettifer, Iain McColl, Eric Cullen, Iain Robertson |
| Theme muisic componer | David McNiven |
| Appenin theme | Theme frae Rab C. Nesbitt |
| Endin theme | Theme frae Rab C. Nesbitt |
| Kintra o oreegin | Scotland |
| Oreeginal leid(s) | Glesca Scots |
| No. o series | 10 |
| No. o episodes | 66 (inc. 6 specials) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Colin Gilbert |
| Location(s) | Govan, Glesga |
| Lenth | 30-50 meenit |
| Release | |
| Oreeginal network | BBC1 (1988), BBC2 (1990-2014) |
| Pictur format | 4:3 (1988–1998), 16:9 (1999), 1080i (2008–2014) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Oreeginal release | 22 December 1988 – 18 Juin 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Precedit bi | Naked Video |
Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scots comedy telly series (that begouth in 1988) an the main chairacter in it. The chairacter is a man fae Glesga (played by Gregor Fisher) wha's idleset bi chyce.[1] The chairacter haes its springheid in anither telly series, Naked Video. The series is in a mixter-maxter o Scots an Inglis.
The pilot episode, made for BBC Scotland in 1988, was a Christenmas special cried Rab C Nesbitt's Seasonal Greet, thit was braidcast on 22 Dizember 1988 an than repeatit on the network the follaein year. The first series stairtit on 27t September 1990 an kept gaun for seven mair, endin on 18t Juin 1999.
The show came back for a wan-aff special on 23 Dizember 2008.[2] The special sees sindry important developments, thit cairy ontae the series: Gash nou haes a dochter, Peaches; Mary an Ella have set up in business thegether as cleaners (an Jamesie, Rab an sometimes Gash aw wirk for thair company, House Mice); an Rab hissel haes convertit tae Christianity an gien up alcohol.
A ninth series o sax episode stairtit airin on 21st Januar 2010. The show's return received a guid creetical response an heich audience feegures, leadin tae a tenth series bein pit forrit bi the BBC for braidcast in 2011. Filmin for the series stairtit in Februar 2010, an stairtit braidcastin in October 2011.[3] Efter a twa-year break, Elaine C. Smith confirmed on her Twitter page thit a new year's special haed duin filmin on 10t October 2013, an was aired on BBC Two on 2 Januar 2014.
Ian Pattison pit thegither an wrocht aw 65 episode, an Colin Gilbert produced an directit aw 65 episodes an aw. Topics include alcoholism, Neo Nazis an sexually transmitted infections.[4] Aftentimes, twa three subject thit are in normal circumstances unapproachable war uised in the same episode. The series is kent for its uncompromisin uise o Glaswegian accents an dialect an aw, an its technique fur brakin the fourt waw by frequently hawin Rab address the viewer direct.
The series haes featurt guest appearances frae the likes o Norman Lovett, Peter Mullan, Rikki Fulton, Mary Lee, Anita Dobson, Timothy Spall, Stanley Baxter, Kevin McNally, Clive Russell, Jerry Sadowitz, Viv Lumsden, Sylvester McCoy, Russell Hunter, Peter Capaldi an the unknowns David Tennant, Ashley Jensen, Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Karen Dunbar, Jane McCarry an Paul Riley. Series 10 episode 2 notably featurt an appearance bi Scots sangster Susan Boyle tjot was the runner-up on Britain's Got Talent in 2009. The series was taen live on tour in 1991, kent as Rab C. Nesbitt: In the Flesh, thus meaning that no new series was broadcast that year. A live recordin o the tour wis pit oot on VHS in 1992 as Rab C. Nesbitt: Live. Twa script buik alangside the series hiv been pit oot an aw, alangside Rab's autobiography, a novel cried A Stranger Here Myself.
In October 2016, it wis annooncit thit plans war in place for Rab C. Nesbitt tae return wi a series o live shows at the OVO Hydro in Glesga, folloaein in the fuitsteps of Still Game.
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Celtic Media Festival | Best Entertainment Programme | Wan | [5] |
| 1991 | Royal Television Society | Best Situation Comedy | Wan | [6] |
| Rose d'Or | Special Mention for 1991 Episode "Holiday". | Special Mention | [7] | |
| 1992 | BAFTA Scotland | Best Entertainment Programme | Wan | [6] |
| 1994 | BAFTA | Best Comedy Programme | Nominatit | [8] |
| 1997 | BAFTA Scotland | Best Entertainment Programme | Nominatit | [6] |
| 2009 | BAFTA Scotland | Best Entertainment Programme | Wan | [9] |
| 2011 | BAFTA Scotland | Best Entertainment Programme | Nominatit | [10] |
| 2012 | BAFTA Scotland | Best TV Actor: Gregor Fisher | Wan | [11] |
| Best TV Actor: Elaine C. Smith | Nominatit |
| Series | Episode | Airdates | Total viewers
(in millions) |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 21 August 1998 | 3.70 | 5 |
| 2 | 28 August 1998 | 3.23 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 September 1998 | 2.73 | 8 | |
| 4 | 11 September 1998 | 2.94 | 10 | |
| 5 | 18 September 1998 | 3.16 | 13 | |
| 6 | 25 September 1998 | 3.46 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1 | 14 Mey 1999 | 2.71 | 11 |
| 2 | 21 Mey 1999 | 3.09 | 9 | |
| 3 | 28 Mey 1999 | 2.80 | 9 | |
| 4 | 4 Juin 1999 | 2.70 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 Juin 1999 | 2.47 | 8 | |
| 6 | 18 Juin 1999 | 2.20 | 19 | |
| Special: Clean | 23 Dizember 2008 | 3.70 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 21 Januar 2010 | 2.28 | 24 |
| 2 | 28 Januar 2010 | 2.02 | 25 | |
| 3 | 4 Februar 2010 | 1.94 | 27 | |
| 4 | 11 Februar 2010 | 1.70* | N/A | |
| 5 | 18 Februar 2010 | 1.66 | 30 | |
| 6 | 25 Februar 2010 | 1.74 | 27 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 October 2011 | 2.32 | 7 |
| 2 | 12 October 2011 | 1.92 | 16 | |
| 3 | 19 October 2011 | 1.40* | N/A | |
| 4 | 26 October 2011 | 1.50* | N/A | |
| 5 | 2 November 2011 | 1.40* | N/A | |
| 6 | 9 November 2011 | 1.30* | N/A | |
| Special: Hoodie | 2 Januar 2014 | 2.32 | 16 | |
(*) Asterisk includes owernicht feegure.
The first five series war pit oot on VHS in the 1990s tae stairt wi, wi ivery series bein spleet intae twa pairt, wi three episodes on each video. "Seasonal Greet" an "Fitba" war pit oot on separate VHS volllums. A "best of" compilation wis pit oot on VHS an aw. DVD lowsins o the series stairtit in Julie 2004, wi John Williams productions pittin oot series wan tae five on DVD, wi "Seasonal Greet" available on a separate DVD vollums, an "Fitba" an "Home" bein pit oot thegither on a separate DVD volllum. A complete box set o series wan tae five wis pit oot later on, includin "Fitba" an "Home" but no hivin "Seasonal Greet". 2|Entertain after purchased the richts tae the series, pittin oot series sax tae eicht on separate DVD vollums, an awthegither as wan DVD box set, on 15 October 2007. 2|Entertain pit oot "Clean" on DVD three days efter its initial airin on the telly. In 2009, a complete box set o series wan tae eicht an aw specials efterwids was pit oot, makin "More" available on DVD for the first time ever. DVDs o series nine an ten were pit oot in 2010 an 2011 respective-like, lea'in the 2014 special the anerly episode tae no yet be pit oot on DVD.
| Series | Episodes | DVD release date |
|---|---|---|
| Region 2 | ||
| Seasonal Greet | 1 | 29 November 2004 |
| 1 | 6 | 5 Julie 2004 |
| 2 | 6 | 18 October 2004 |
| Fitba & Home | 2 | 26 Februar 2007 |
| 3 | 6 | 28 Mey 2005 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 August 2005 |
| 5 | 6 | 4 Dizember 2006 |
| 1-5 | 32 | 8 October 2007 |
| 6 | 6 | 15 October 2007 |
| 7 | 6 | 15 October 2007 |
| 8 | 6 | 15 October 2007 |
| 6-8 | 18 | 15 October 2007 |
| Clean | 1 | 26 Dizember 2008 |
| 1-8 | 53 | 19 October 2009 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 Mairch 2010 |
| 10 | 6 | 12 Dizember 2011 |
| Hoodie | 1 | TBA |
