Season 8 - Episode Guide

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: May 14, 1999

Emerging from prison after doing time for arson, Rab is fixed up with a job as a dishwasher by his prison social worker. Meanwhile, Mary is living in a women's hostel after splitting up with Jamesie.

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: May 21, 1999

When an arrogant MP is challenged to live on state benefits, he exchanges lifestyles with Rab.

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: May 28, 1999

Rab's bad back robs him of sleep, while a wronged husband prowls the street with a shotgun looking for Jamesie.

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Jun 4, 1999

Rab undergoes a vasectomy and becomes a grandfather for the first time. However, the baby goes missing while in Rab's care.

Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Jun 11, 1999

Rab decides his insomnia is a spiritual problem. He retreats to the public park and seeks counsel from three new acquaintances.

Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Jun 18, 1999

It is time to be hellraisers again, since it is Barney Feeney's birthday bash. It falls to Nesbitt to assemble Govan's Rat Pack.