Rab C. Nesbitt
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Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish television sitcom character, a string-vested, unemployed Glaswegian philosopher known for his darkly comic social commentary and appearances in the long-running BBC series of the same name.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rab C. Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Burney Nesbitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gash Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfResidence | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costume |
headband
ⓘ
string vest ⓘ tattered clothes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Pattison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialect | Glaswegian ⓘ |
| familyName | Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
1986
ⓘ
Naked Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
Rab C. Nesbitt (pilot, 1988)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rab C. Nesbitt (series, 1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | Rab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairStyle | headband and unkempt hair ⓘ |
| knownFor |
darkly comic social commentary
ⓘ
heavy drinking ⓘ philosophical monologues ⓘ wearing a string vest ⓘ working-class Glaswegian dialect ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| network |
BBC Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | unemployed ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
argumentative
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cynical ⓘ loyal to family ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gregor Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Govan, Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alcoholism
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ unemployment ⓘ working-class life in Glasgow ⓘ |
| titleCharacterOf | Rab C. Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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