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Rebus

2000 – 2007Show4 seasons · 14 episodesTV-PGEnded

CrimeDrama
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Feels like real life.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Composite Characterin 2,433 titlesDCI Charles Ancram was the senior officer who interviewed Rebus as part of the inquiry into the Lenny Spaven case in the Black and Blue novel.Soft Rebootin 76 titlesOccurs in the second season, following a change in production house.All 8 tropes

Rebus episodes

4 seasons · 14 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Black and Blue, 7.5
  2. S1 E2 The Hanging Garden, 7.5
  3. S1 E3 Dead Souls, 7.2
  4. S1 E4 Mortal Causes, 7.5
  1. S2 E1 The Falls, 7.4
  2. S2 E2 Fleshmarket Close, 7.4
  1. S3 E1 The Black Book, 7.6
  2. S3 E2 Question of Blood, 7.7
  3. S3 E3 Strip Jack, 7.8
  4. S3 E4 Let It Bleed, 8.1
  1. S4 E1 Resurrection Men, 8.1
  2. S4 E2 The First Stone, 8.1
  3. S4 E3 The Naming of the Dead, 8.0
  4. S4 E4 Knots and Crosses, 8.2

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