decided to get a dog (a Jack Russell). Jamesie pays him 50p to watch his bed which he was planning to give to an immigrant living in a flat but, when he comes back, Mambo and the bed and all of his possessions he had in the lift are gone. He is last seen by Ella coming down the street with the bed. "The Heebie Jeebie". Voiced by Russell Hunter in Drink. Is a pink elephant that only Rab can see (Cotter can see it at the end of the episode). It tries to convince him not to give up drinking. "Chingford Steel". Portrayed by Richard E. Grant. The government minister for work whom Mary takes hostage and was made to dress up like Rab and make a ransom video in Scottish accent. He was later freed. Episodes Awards Ratings (*) Asterisk indicates overnight figure. Home releases The first five series were initially released on VHS in the 1990s, with each series being split into two parts, with three episodes on each video. "Seasonal Greet" and "Fitba" were each released on separate VHS volumes. A "best of" compilation was also released on VHS. DVD releases of the series began in July 2004, with John Williams productions issuing series one through five on DVD, with "Seasonal Greet" available on a separate DVD volume, and "Fitba" and "Home" being released together on a separate DVD volume. A complete box set of series one through five was later released, including "Fitba" and "Home" but omitting "Seasonal Greet". 2|Entertain then purchased the rights to the series, releasing series six through eight on separate DVD volumes, and all together as one DVD box set, on 15 October 2007. 2|Entertain released "Clean" on DVD three days after its initial airing on TV. In 2009, a complete box set of series one through eight and all subsequent specials was released, making "More" available on DVD for the first time ever. DVDs of series nine and ten were subsequently issued in 2010 and 2011 respectively, leaving the 2014 special the only episode yet to be released on DVD. Influence Johnny Depp based his Glaswegian accent for the role of Tarrant Hightopp, The Mad Hatter in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, on Rab C Nesbitt's. References External links Comedy Guide Rab C. Nesbitt at Phill.co.uk Rab C. Nesbitt at The Comedy Unit 1988 Scottish television series debuts 2014