DOLL BE BACK; Star Elaine to sign on as Rab C. returns for first series in 10 years.Byline: MIKE LARKIN RAB Rab (räb), Ital. Arbe, island (1991 pop. 9,205), 40 sq mi (104 sq km) off Croatia, in the Adriatic Sea. One of the Dalmatian islands, it is a popular seaside resort. Fishing and agriculture are the main occupations. C Nesbitt star Elaine C Smith yesterday revealed she will return as Mary Doll when the show makes its BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. comeback. Elaine said she is preparing to sign up after a one-off Christmas special was a smash hit. Filming of the new series - the first in a decade - will start in October and hit screens next year after getting the go-ahead by BBC head of vision Jana Bennett. Elaine said: "I will definitely be taking part. "We were told in January after the repeats went out and the Christmas special got more than four million viewers that they wanted to commission another series. "Ian Pattison Ian Pattison is a Scottish writer who lives in Glasgow. His main success in writing has seen the birth of Rab C Nesbitt, for which Ian has written 8 television series. He has written a novel about the fictional Mr. Nesbitt's life: A Stranger Here Myself. has been writing away for the last two months getting scripts ready." Sunday Mail columnist Elaine will once again star alongside Gregor Fisher as the string-vested Govan philosopher. Elaine, 50, said: "Gregor and I took the most persuading to take part in the special. "But the response to it has been great and it is nice to see the show still has legs. "We didn't want to make something that people would say wasn't as good as it used to be, but Ian Pattison did a brilliant job updating it." ELAINE C SMITH: PAGE 17 reporters@sundaymail.co.uk CAPTION(S): Persuaded: Elaine as Mary Doll again |
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