RAB C. NESBITT’s Buckfast pals Rab and Jamesie are back together.

This time around actors Gregor Fisher and Tony Roper will surrender their curry stained string vest and dated checked jackets respectively for a lovely pair of sparkly frocks and high heels.

Fisher and Roper are set to star in Cinderella, this year’s King’s Theatre panto as the Ugly Sisters, the pair driven by jealousy and the desire to see poor Cinders spend her life caked in coal dust and man-free.

The rags-to-riches tale makes its tenth appearance in the history of the King’s traditional pantomime.

Today, Tony admitted he can’t wait to put on an outrageous dress and a false pair of bosoms.

“I’m looking forward to getting back on the King’s stage and being welcomed by some familiar faces,” he said.

“Head stage door keeper Joan will have the kettle on and I’m doubly thrilled to be performing alongside my close friend, the talented Gregor Fisher.”

He added; “Prince Charming, I will tell you this boy, Rab and Jamesie will make a couple of good-looking gals!”

Tony is no stranger to playing the dame during his lengthy stage career, having played an Ugly alongside Jonathan Watson at the King’s Theatre back in 2000.

His sleekit Jamesie Cotter character was more in evidence however when he appeared as Hector the Henchman in the 2011 production of Sleeping Beauty.

Last year Gregor played Hector The Henchman when he returned to the King’s panto stage.

His Cinderella appearance will mark the 35 years since he made his King’s panto debut in Babes In The Wood, sharing the stage with Rikki Fulton and Jack Milroy.

Comedian and Capital FM presenter Des Clarke will mark his fifth consecutive year in the King’s panto with his appearance as Buttons.

Des said; “It’s a privilege to be invited once again to star in the King’s Theatre pantomime, a Glasgow institution that plays an integral part in the city’s Christmas tradition.

“To follow in the footsteps of panto legends such as Stanley Baxter and the late great Gerard Kelly, and to star alongside comedy icons like Gregor Fisher and Tony Roper, is a real honour.”

• Cinderella, The King’s Theatre, December 2 – January 8.