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.
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Classical in form, earnest, contemporary and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Ken StottInspector John Rebus
- Claire PriceDS Siobhan Clarke
- Jennifer BlackDCS Gill Templer
Crew
- Ian RankinCreator
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Seasons
- Season 14 eps · 2000
- Season 22 eps · 2006
- Season 34 eps · 2006
- Season 44 eps · 2007
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