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Rebus

Name: Rebus
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2000-04-26
Cast: Ken Stott, Claire Price, Jennifer Black

2000 | 4 seasons | 120 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot or Castle, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 28 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 47K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 4 is the high point.

Season 12000 · 4 episodes · 7.5 out of 10
Sunday
Season 22006 · 2 episodes · 7.7 out of 10
Saturday
Season 32006 · 4 episodes · 7.8 out of 10
Saturday
Season 42007 · 4 episodes · 8.3 out of 10
Friday

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Cast & crew

Created by Ian Rankin

Ken StottInspector John Rebus
Claire PriceDS Siobhan Clarke
Jennifer BlackDCS Gill Templer