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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Rab C. Nesbitt Season 1 Episode 1 - Work
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    #1 - Work

    S1:E1

    Rab returns home three days late from the butchers, leaving Mary no choice but to move out after years of trouble. Much to his horror, Rab discovers he has to get a job.

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  2. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 1 Episode 2 - Rat
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    #2 - Rat

    S1:E2

    Mary finds a rat in the kitchen, Rab discovers his favourite shop has turned into an art boutique, and a by-election takes place in Govan: Rab votes Conservative.

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  3. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 1 Episode 3 - City of Culture
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    #3 - City of Culture

    S1:E3

    Glasgow's new image as the "City of Culture" looks set to be tarnished by a cynical Rab.

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  4. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 1 Episode 4 - Drink
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    #4 - Drink

    S1:E4

    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 orders, he blows his money on booze.

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  5. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 1 Episode 5 - Offski
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    #5 - Offski

    S1:E5

    Rab goes to stay with Mary's cousin Shug, who lives in Sidcup, after finding himself on the run from the police. Gash receives a letter from his girlfriend, and decides to run away to London.

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  6. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 1 Episode 6 - Holiday
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    #6 - Holiday

    S1:E6

    The Nesbitts are in Spain on holiday, after Mary wins a competition on a packet of OvenChips.

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  7. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 2 Episode 1 - Country
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    #7 - Country

    S2:E1

    Rab decides to take the family up to the highlands for the weekend.

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  8. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 2 Episode 2 - Lesson
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    #8 - Lesson

    S2:E2

    When Rab is released from prison, and Mary doesn't want him back, he moves in with Jamesie and begins to have flashbacks to his days at school and his first love Isobel.

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  9. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 2 Episode 3 - Domestic
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    #9 - Domestic

    S2:E3

    When Rab returns home to find his weans have been taken into care, he's so upset he can hardly finish his kebab.

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  10. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 2 Episode 4 - That's Entertainment
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    #10 - That's Entertainment

    S2:E4

    Rab comes into contact with Social Services reject and local headcase Young Young McGurn.

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  11. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 2 Episode 5 - Ethics
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    #11 - Ethics

    S2:E5

    Rab finds himself in the middle of a moral dilemma. After saving a wino from drowning, the man decides to leave sole responsibility of his life in Rab's hands, much to his dismay.

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  12. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 2 Episode 6 - Life Has Meaning
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    #12 - Life Has Meaning

    S2:E6

    Rab has an argument with the devil worshipper who lives next door, and gets a curse put on him.

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  13. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 3 Episode 1 - Rich
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    #13 - Rich

    S3:E1

    Mary lands a job with a lecherous boss, and Rab, fearing she may dump him, turns to his pal Jamesie Cotter for advice on improving his love life.

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  14. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 3 Episode 2 - Touch
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    #14 - Touch

    S3:E2

    Mary has a new job, but her boss seems a bit too friendly, which makes Rab think that she's having an affair.

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  15. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 3 Episode 3 - Gifted
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    #15 - Gifted

    S3:E3

    A strange new affliction is visited on the Nesbitt household. Rab's younger son Burney has been diagnosed as gifted and begins attending weekend classes for advanced tuition. But as his talent blossoms, so do the thorns of jealousy and resentment, as Rab and elder son Gash are left hungry in the emotional wasteland.

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  16. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 3 Episode 4 - Wean
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    #16 - Wean

    S3:E4

    With Ella's biological clock ticking loudly and husband Jamesie less potent than a seedless orange, parenthood seems a pretty unlikely prospect. Fortunately, Rab offers to supply the wherewithal needed for such a delicate operation.

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  17. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 3 Episode 5 - Right
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    #17 - Right

    S3:E5

    The beer-swilling Scottish sage decides to behave respectably on his release from jail. But with Burney adopting fascist tendencies, Gash on drugs, Mary at her wits end, and a new Tory local councillor to boot, will Rab's fresh outlook escape the tarnish of a world spinning out of control?

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  18. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 3 Episode 6 - Cell
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    #18 - Cell

    S3:E6

    Rab is thrown into a grimy police cell for being drunk and disorderly and is shocked to find a guard pointing a gun at him.

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  19. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 4 Episode 1 - Love
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    #19 - Love

    S4:E1

    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. Rab and Jaimsie go out on the town to pick up women.

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  20. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 4 Episode 2 - Mother
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    #20 - Mother

    S4:E2

    Rab is living rough out on the local dump, when he gets some sad news concerning his mother.

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  21. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 4 Episode 3 - Buckfast
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    #21 - Buckfast

    S4:E3

    Rab and Jamesie take a spiritual trip to the Buckfast Abbey brewery.

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  22. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 4 Episode 4 - Test
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    #22 - Test

    S4:E4

    Rab needs to wear glasses after having his eyes tested and Mary is reluctant to go for another smear test.

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  23. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 4 Episode 5 - Eorpa
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    #23 - Eorpa

    S4:E5

    The Govan local TV station gets excited when both Rab and Jamesie are accused of committing murder.

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  24. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 4 Episode 6 - Further
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    #24 - Further

    S4:E6

    Norrie the barman can't find anyone to volunteer for the brewery sponsored charity walk across Scotland, until he mentions free drinks.

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  25. Rab C. Nesbitt Season 5 Episode 1 - Affair
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    #25 - Affair

    S5:E1

    Whilst Mary is eagerly anticipating the Nesbitts' twentieth wedding anniversary, Rab is tempted into an affair with Susan, the leader of his AA group. When Susan discovers that Rab is married, she throws him over. Will Mary have him back in time for the anniversary celebrations?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Work" is the best rated episode of "Rab C. Nesbitt". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rat".