69 minSeason 4 • Episode 4
LatestRebus finds himself being investigated by an old friend after a murderer walks free on a technicality. Matters are made worse when the suspect and his brother are found dead, and the prosecutor in the case is found to have been paid off to discredit Rebus and his colleagues.
Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to circumvent the law to enforce it.
Acting
Ken Stott's crumpled humanity in every frame.
Production
Edinburgh as character—gothic, wet, unforgiving.
Writing
Rankin's dialogue cuts like broken glass.
Creator
Ian Rankin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rankin originally sold Rebus's flat to pay for his daughter's school fees—then had to invent a reason in the books why Rebus moved.
This 2000-2007 series predates the dark TV detective wave by a decade—Luther, Wallander, even early True Detective owe it a pint.
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