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.
A 50-minute documentary, featuring interviews with Ian Rankin, Ken Stott, Claire Price, Jennifer Black, and more.
Episode 2. BBC Children in Need 2009 appeal
2009-11-20 · 120 min
Scotland's greatest detectives from the TV series Taggart and Rebus will battle it out against one another. The sketch will pitch tough-talking DCI Matt Burke against hard-man DI John Rebus for the first time ever. But who will be…
Season 1
4 episodes · 2000
Episode 1. Black and Blue
2000-04-26 · 99 min
Rebus investigates when a number of women are killed with the same modus operandi as 'The Preacher', a prolific serial killer active in Edinburgh during the 1980s. But is a copycat killer at large, or has 'The Preacher' returned to finish…
Episode 2. The Hanging Garden
2001-09-06 · 98 min
Rebus investigates when an old friend, DI Jack Morton, is shot during an undercover operation at a pharmaceuticals factory which has become a hub for cocaine dealing and gun-running by a well-known mobster and his latest team of upstart…
Episode 3. Dead Souls
2001-09-13 · 98 min
Rebus is forced to juggle two complex cases when an old friend approaches him to trace her son, who has disappeared, and a former colleague is killed in a freak accident, which asks the question - did he kill himself or was he murdered?
Episode 4. Mortal Causes
2004-11-01 · 98 min
The motto of the Scottish kings - Nemo mi impune lacessit ("Don't Mess With Me") sets the tone for this story. It's payback time for DI John Rebus in his pact with the crime underlord Morris Gerald Cafferty for his finding the person who…
Season 2
2 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. The Falls
2006-02-01 · 70 min
Rebus investigates a series of murders where the killer leaves distinctive clues by the butchered bodies of his victims.
Episode 2. Fleshmarket Close
2006-06-03 · 69 min
A Kurdish asylum seeker is murdered on a notorious Edinburgh estate in an apparent race-hate attack, but Rebus suspects there's more to it. A local MSP reports a missing Kosovan girl, last seen with a known criminal, who also seems to…
Season 3
4 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. Black Book
2006-09-08 · 69 min
The body of a missing prostitute is found, and the circumstances recall an unsolved murder from twenty years before. Rebus is convinced that the prime suspect from the earlier case has struck again.
Episode 2. A Question of Blood
2006-09-15 · 69 min
The detective angers his superiors when he tries to connect a member of Edinburgh's criminal fraternity to the shooting of two boys and a teacher at a local college. One of the victims turns out to be the son of Rebus's cousin, giving…
Episode 3. Strip Jack
2006-09-22 · 68 min
A charity campaigner is caught with a prostitute during a raid on a brothel. Rebus heads a double murder enquiry when the man's wife and another woman are found dead in connected incidents.
Episode 4. Let It Bleed
2006-09-29 · 69 min
A man shoots himself in the offices of an investment bank. Rebus is tipped off to a possible financial scandal, but his investigation is frustrated by powerful vested interests.
Season 4
4 episodes · 2007
Episode 1. Resurrection Men
2007-10-05 · 69 min
Rebus is forced to attend a training course at police school following a public outburst, with his colleagues unaware that he is actually out to expose two corrupt police officers who have been running a protection racket, and could…
Episode 2. The First Stone
2007-10-12 · 68 min
Rebus is called to investigate when the naked body of the Moderator Elect of the Church of Scotland is found in a local cruising spot with the body of a naked woman. Forced to deal with ongoing political battles between the church and its…
Episode 3. The Naming of the Dead
2007-10-26 · 68 min
Rebus investigates when an unidentified body is found in the grounds of a local Edinburgh hotel which is due to play host to the World Trade Summit. When another body is found in the grounds of Edinburgh castle, Special Branch intervene…
Episode 4. Knots and Crosses
2007-12-07 · 69 min
Rebus 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…