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Welcome to a web site dedicated to providing original quality Desktop Themes for you to download and enjoy. With over 30 TV comedy themes to choose from be sure you visit the rest of the website before leaving - click on Frames or No Frames to access the main menu. This web page is my tribute to the classic BBC TV comedy, Rab C. Nesbitt.

The string-vested street philosopher from Govan, Glasgow, played by Gregor Fisher, made his debut in Naked Video sketches before spinning off into a series via the 1988 pilot episode/one-off special Rab C. Nesbitt Seasonal Greet transmitted in Scotland and later repeated on the network in 1989 . Our Rab was a work-shy, foul-mouthed drunkard who spent most of his time boozing, fighting and generally getting into trouble with the establishment. Given the slightest excuse, he expounds his own philosophy on life to anyone brave enough to listen. Operating on a perpetually full tank of alcohol, Rab C. Nesbitt ranted and raved in his ubiquitous Glaswegian accent about life and the Establishment in between raucous squabbles with wife Mary, played by Elaine C. Smith, son, wee Burney (Series 1-3), played by Eric Cullen until his death in 1996 and Gash Nesbitt played by Andrew Fairlie. Painfully, perceptively funny (if you could master the heavy accent! that is) Rab C. Nesbitt together with his lugubrious, womanizing drinking partner Jamesie Cotter played by Tony Roper, took the 80's British sitcom struggling and squirming into the 90's setting a new gutter standard for British television.

Written by Ian Pattison and produced and directed by Colin Gilbert the show continues to be popular with the British viewing public and 8 series have appeared to date between 1990-1999, some 52 x 30 minute episodes were made including 4 specials. The first 6 episode series appeared at a time when Glasgow was enjoying a period of renaissance under the banner of European City of Culture in 1990 (pronounced cul'cha in Glasgow speak). Following the success of this first series on the back of his earlier cameo role, further series have appeared during '92, '93, '94, '96, '97, '98 and most recently in '99, the last four without wee Burney.

You either loved him or hated him. Having personally spent 3 years or so of my life working in Glasgow during the period when Rab reached the height of his popularity, I can recognise his humour in just about every other drunk you bumped into on a Saturday night, downtown Glasgow. The salt of the earth, extremely good-hearted and well meaning but a tad rough around the edges and with a breath that could kill at 20 paces!

Links to other Rab C. Nesbitt Websites

Here are a few links I have found relating to this show. If you come across any more please let me know so that I can add them to the list for subsequent visitors to explore.

Visit Nick's Rab C.Nesbitt web page.

Visit the Rac C Nesbitt wav sound archive

Visit Brenna's Rab C Nesbitt web page - her hero!

More Rab C Nesbitt wav files.

Rab C Nesbitt Videos...

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The Rab C. Nesbitt Desktop Theme is based on the classic BBC TV comedy featuring the comic talent of Gregor Fisher as the foul mouthed Rab C. Nesbitt. The Theme features themed start-up and shutdown screens, hi-colour desktop wallpaper, animated cursor set and new desktop icons. Also included are new windows sounds taken from episodes of the show. As if that was not enough, we have included a full feature screensaver made using Screen Saver Deluxe. Instructions are provided in a Readme file and the whole theme is available in a convenient zip file to download.

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The following thumbnails will give you an idea of the screens used in this theme.

Click here to download the Rab C Nesbitt Desktop Theme Version 1.0 (1.20Mb)

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