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Ian Pattison

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Ian Pattison
NationalityScottish
OccupationWriter
Notable workRab C Nesbitt

Ian Pattison is a Scottish writer who lives in Glasgow, best known for writing the 10 series of the sitcom Rab C Nesbitt.[1][2] He also wrote the 1995 to 1996 sitcom Atletico Partick; the six-episode series Breeze Block[3] starring Tim Healy which aired on BBC Choice in 2002, and he created and co-wrote the sitcom The Crouches, which aired on BBC One from 2003 to 2005. He has written three novels Sweet and Tender Hooligan, Looking at the Stars and A Stranger Here Myself, the latter being Rab C Nesbitt's 'autobiography.'

References

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  1. ^ Gillian Bowditch (24 January 2010). "Ian Pattison: I'm nothing like Rab C Nesbitt". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ Russell Leadbetter (12 April 2013). "Rab C Nesbitt creator Ian Pattison takes a novel approach". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Breeze Block". IMDb.com. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

Further reading

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  • McArthur, Colin, "The Exquisite Corpse of Rab(elais) C(opernicus) Nesbitt", in Wayne, Mike (ed.) (1998), The Politics of Television and Cultural Change, Pluto Press, pp. 107 - 126,ISBN 9780745313290