I don't miss my nipples sticking through that vest

RAB ACTOR GREGOR TAKES TO THE STAGE

- by KAREN ROCKETT

WITH his string vest, shabby pinstripe suit and filthy headband, Rab C. Nesbitt was the uncouth drunken Glaswegian wastrel in the BBC sitcom that ran for over 25 years.

We should have hated him but we didn’t thanks to some incredibly sharp scripts and actor Gregor Fisher's hilarious and often endearing portrayal of him.

Now fans might get to see Rab all over again as Gregor embarks on a UK tour.

“I am sure he will pop up on stage in some form,” he promises. “A character like that comes with a bill, in that casting directors start to think that’s all you can do, but it was jolly good fun playing him for all those years - and they paid me!