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Rebus

2024 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning Scottish crime drama that feels heavy with personal cost and moral compromise.

Created by
Fiona Walton, Niall MacCormick
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Lucie Shorthouse
Overview
Iconic character John Rebus is reimagined as a younger Detective Sergeant, drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
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Created by
Fiona Walton, Niall MacCormick
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Lucie Shorthouse
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • family
  • corruption
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Fiona Walton, Niall MacCormick
Written by
Gregory Burke
Starring
Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Lucie Shorthouse, Amy Manson, Stuart Bowman, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Noof Ousellam, Thoren Ferguson
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC Scotland
Country
Sweden, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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