Rebus (2000 TV series)

Rebus
DVD cover (Series 2–4)
GenreCrime drama
Created byIan Rankin
StarringJohn Hannah
Ken Stott
Gayanne Potter
Claire Price
Sara Stewart
Jennifer Black
Ron Donachie
Ewan Stewart
Jenny Ryan
ComposersSimon Rogers
David Ferguson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersEric Coulter
Philip Hinchcliffe
ProducersAlan J. Wands
Murray Ferguson
Production locationsEdinburgh, Scotland
CinematographyAlasdair Walker
EditorsChris Buckland
Jon Gow
Running time60–120 minutes
Production companiesScottish Television/
STV Studios,
Clerkenwell Films
Original release
NetworkITV
Release26 April 2000 (2000-04-26) –
7 December 2007 (2007-12-07)
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Rebus is a British television detective drama series based on the Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. The series, produced by STV Studios for the ITV network, was broadcast between 26 April 2000 and 7 December 2007, and consisted of fourteen episodes across four series.

The first series starred John Hannah as the title character; and was co-produced by Hannah's own production company, Clerkenwell Films. After Hannah quit, the role was re-cast with Ken Stott appearing in three subsequent series, produced in-house by STV.

In 2022, it was announced the series would return to television, with Nordic streaming service Viaplay producing a new Rebus adaptation, starring Richard Rankin, the company's first original commission in the UK.[1]

  1. ^ Goldbart, Max (3 November 2022). "Ian Rankin's 'Rebus' Returns To TV As Viaplay's Debut UK Original". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 November 2022.