Adapted from the novels by acclaimed writer Ian Rankin, the Rebus stories have been applauded for their intricate plots, keen characterization, and flawless sense of place.
EPISODE 1
Black and Blue
Inspector John Rebus is on the disturbing trail of the self-named "Disciple"- a copycat serial killer who models his crimes on those of The Preacher, who was responsible for similar atrocities 15 years earlier, but never convicted.
EPISODE 2
The Hanging Garden
Rebus pieces together the trail of a war criminal who may have gone to ground in a very respectable part of town. But then he becomes drawn into a vicious running battle between two rival gangs after rescuing a young Chechen girl from a local gangster.
EPISODE 3
Dead Souls
Rebus is working with colleague and friend, Jim Margolies, when they catch sight of convicted pedophile, Darren Rough, taking photographs at the zoo.
EPISODE 4
Mortal Cause
The body of Billy Cunningham is found dead under the streets of the Royal Mile, the oldest part of the City of Edinburgh. The Scottish Crime Squad are interested, believing that there could be a link with paramilitaries and gun running. Rebus doesn't believe it.
The Falls
Rebus investigates a series of murders after the killer leaves distinctive clues by the butchered bodies of his victims.
Fleshmarket Close
A Kurdish asylum-seeker is murdered on a notorious Edinburgh estate in an apparent hate crime, but Rebus suspects there's more to it.
Ken Stott
Claire Price
Jennifer Black
Sara Stewart
Gayanne Potter
John Hannah
Roger Gartland
Matthew Evans
Eric Coulter
Philip Hinchcliffe