About this season
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 drunk with his pals that include the devious, womanising Jamesie Cotter, he's offering his philosophical outlook on life to whoever will listen.
Episodes (6)
1. Fast
Aired 1 August 1997 • 30 min
Mary seems strangely calm when told that Rab's benefits have been suspended.
2. Wild
Aired 8 August 1997 • 30 min
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.
3. Growth
Aired 15 August 1997 • 30 min
After a visit to the doctor, Rab is diagnosed with a cancerous growth and has to undergo chemotherapy treatment.
4. Semmitry
Aired 22 August 1997 • 30 min
Rab is in the hospital cancer ward and the constant attention of the hospital reverend is starting to get on his nerves.
5. Bulbs
Aired 29 August 1997 • 30 min
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.
6. Binge
Aired 5 September 1997 • 30 min
Rab and Jamesie take Gash out on a traditional three day drinking binge before he gets married.