Rebus
- TV Series
- 2024–
Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules.Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules.Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules.
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- TriviaThe building used for exterior shots of the police station is actually Edinburgh University's "George Square Lecture Theatre" as seen from its rear entrance on Buccleuch Place.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Bushell on the Box: Britain's Got Talent? Hmmmmm... (2024)
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Compelling new take on a Scottish crime classic
Gritty crime thrillers have long been one of Scotland's greatest art forms and most successful export industries, and this reimagining of Sir Ian Rankin's classic Inspector Rebus novels is a stroke of genius.
In the same way Sherlock reinvigorated the novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, transplanting the original 1987 characters to the present day, with a younger Detective Sergeant John Rebus, gives the drama a whole new lease of life, with the potential to extend across the entire 24 - shortly 25 - book canon and beyond.
Outlander star Richard Rankin (no relation) is utterly compelling in the title role, and the supporting cast (Lucie Shorthouse as DC Siobhan Clarke, Brian Ferguson as John's brother Michael, Amy Manson as John's ex-wife Rhona Moncrieffe, Neshla Caplan as Michael's wife Chrissie, and Mia McKenzie as John's daughter Sammy) are all outstanding.
This being Scotland, we get to enjoy a riot of colourful bad guys, led by the glorious Stuart Bowman (Guilt's Roy Lynch) as the charming but menacing Edinburgh gangster "Big Ger" Cafferty and Noof Ousellam as his rival Darryl Christie.
Thoren Ferguson is superbly sinister as Siobhan's creepy boyfriend Malcolm Fox from Professional Standards. Meanwhile, Caroline Lee Johnson plays Rebus's boss DI Gill Templar with sympathy and warmth in a thus far under-written role.
As always with tartan noir, there is wonderfully witty dialogue, and locations (filmed in Edinburgh and Glasgow) which contrast the historic, scenic, violent and deprived areas of the country. You'll be planning your next holiday there tomorrow.
There's plenty of gore (more often implied than shown on screen) in a style reminiscent of 2006's grisly classic Low Winter Sun.
One major disappointment is the theme music. It tries to be Maggie Bell's No Mean City but it just doesn't work. It's got the wrong tone altogether and is frankly off-putting, which will cost the series speculative viewers and international sales.
That apart, this is a superb series for those who like to sit down and binge all six episodes of a detective drama at once. At 45 minutes each (BBC iPlayer) this is the best way to enjoy it.
Fans of Taggart, Karen Pirie, Shetland, Dougray Scott's Crime, and, of course, the original STV Rebus adaptations starring John Hannah and Ken Stott will be adding this new 2024 version, by Eleventh Hour Films and Viaplay Group in association with the BBC, to their "must watch" list and hoping for many more series to come.
In the same way Sherlock reinvigorated the novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, transplanting the original 1987 characters to the present day, with a younger Detective Sergeant John Rebus, gives the drama a whole new lease of life, with the potential to extend across the entire 24 - shortly 25 - book canon and beyond.
Outlander star Richard Rankin (no relation) is utterly compelling in the title role, and the supporting cast (Lucie Shorthouse as DC Siobhan Clarke, Brian Ferguson as John's brother Michael, Amy Manson as John's ex-wife Rhona Moncrieffe, Neshla Caplan as Michael's wife Chrissie, and Mia McKenzie as John's daughter Sammy) are all outstanding.
This being Scotland, we get to enjoy a riot of colourful bad guys, led by the glorious Stuart Bowman (Guilt's Roy Lynch) as the charming but menacing Edinburgh gangster "Big Ger" Cafferty and Noof Ousellam as his rival Darryl Christie.
Thoren Ferguson is superbly sinister as Siobhan's creepy boyfriend Malcolm Fox from Professional Standards. Meanwhile, Caroline Lee Johnson plays Rebus's boss DI Gill Templar with sympathy and warmth in a thus far under-written role.
As always with tartan noir, there is wonderfully witty dialogue, and locations (filmed in Edinburgh and Glasgow) which contrast the historic, scenic, violent and deprived areas of the country. You'll be planning your next holiday there tomorrow.
There's plenty of gore (more often implied than shown on screen) in a style reminiscent of 2006's grisly classic Low Winter Sun.
One major disappointment is the theme music. It tries to be Maggie Bell's No Mean City but it just doesn't work. It's got the wrong tone altogether and is frankly off-putting, which will cost the series speculative viewers and international sales.
That apart, this is a superb series for those who like to sit down and binge all six episodes of a detective drama at once. At 45 minutes each (BBC iPlayer) this is the best way to enjoy it.
Fans of Taggart, Karen Pirie, Shetland, Dougray Scott's Crime, and, of course, the original STV Rebus adaptations starring John Hannah and Ken Stott will be adding this new 2024 version, by Eleventh Hour Films and Viaplay Group in association with the BBC, to their "must watch" list and hoping for many more series to come.
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