Thu, Jun 18, 1992
A group of Devil worshippers move in next door to Rab and when he protests they curse him. He has a series of accidents and ends up in hospital. Mary and Gash both sign up to religious sects before Gash and Burney join the satanists. This is the last straw for Rab,who takes appropriate action against his warlock neighbour.
Thu, Dec 31, 1992
Mary's cousin Shug,who lives in England but gets very Scottish after a skinful,brings his hatchet-faced wife Phoebe to spend Hogmanay with the Nesbitts,who are still feuding after an unhappy Christmas. Shug is in his element at the karaoke, the Chinese and the home brew session...until he sobers up and gets an attack of English conscience. Phoebe,surprisingly ,lightens up and invites Mary to a party South of the border where Mrs. Nesbitt enjoys a highland fling of her own.
Thu, Nov 25, 1993
Mary gets a cleaning job with the lecherous Mr Friel, who can't stop touching her. Fearing that she may dump him, Rab invests in 'Stay Hard' cream, a fact which Mary, already overwhelmed by sex mad men,is not in a position to appreciate. Fortunately Davina, the new transgender barmaid, is on hand to put Mr Friel in his place.
Wed, Dec 21, 1988
To Hard-drinking Govan resident Rab C. Nesbitt, there is no magic to Christmas when you have no money and he cannot share his long-suffering wife Mary or teenage sons Burney and Gash's enthusiasm for the festive season, preferring instead to comment cynically to camera on its commercial trappings. The ultimate betrayal is seeing neighbour and best friend Jamesie Cotter working as a department store Santa, which leads to a fight and a spell in gaol for Rab. True he gets home in time for Christmas but finds the atmosphere so cheerless he prefers to go back inside for the holiday.
Thu, Nov 18, 1993
With Mary in hospital for an operation Rab and Jamesie take Burney and Gash to Blackpool to take their minds off things. Predictably the mercenary boys prefer to spend the day with Mary's wealthy brother Shug and his wife, leaving Jamesie to lead Rab in the pursuit of two London girls. In Rab's case it is a poignant encounter, making him grateful for what he's got, the more so when he and the newly-discharged Mary meet the venomous old woman who was in the bed next to Mary.