| | |  | SCOTLAND | Home » » Rebus | | | | | | | Description: | | Detective Inspector Rebus (John Hannah) attempts to solve four mysteries in this collection of episodes from the BBC America show. Rebus always struggles to overcome his own personal failings as he patrols the streets of Edinburgh in search of the criminal element, with Hannah giving a superlative performance as the beleaguered detective. | | | Features: | |
• Detective Inspector Rebus (John Hannah) attempts to solve four mysteries in this collection of episodes from the BBC America show. Rebus always struggles to overcome his own personal failings as he patrols the streets of Edinburgh in search of the criminal element, with Hannah giving a superlative performance as the beleaguered detective. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Ratin
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| John Hannah, Sara Stewart, Ron Donachie, Gayanne Potter, Michelle Fairley | | Director:
| David Moore | | Format:
| Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 3 | | Studio:
| KOCH VISION | | Run Time:
| 400 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| January 10, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 19 reviews |
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41 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 A Superb British Crime Drama!Jun 24, 2006
By Tiggah
"the Anglophile"
With wonderfully complex plots and recurring characters, Rebus is an absolutely first-rate crime drama based on the novels by Scottish author Iain Rankin. Though set in Edinburgh, it is not the charming, picturesque, historic old city as seen by the casual visitor that we are privy to; rather, the viewer is taken on a journey through the dark, gritty, cankerous underbelly of what, on the surface, is one of Britain's loveliest old cities. This is a series peopled by characters who are all too human, and it holds back no punches in its realistic portrayal of the criminal world.
Detective Inspector John Rebus (John Hannah (McCallum)) is one of the most curious, indeed fascinating, DIs I've come across. He's a competent and committed police officer, but a flawed human being with his own set of personal demons with which he must contend. He's a deep, multi-faceted character for whom nothing is black and white, and he's not immune to making serious errors in judgement, to lying in order to achieve his objective, or to experiencing the temptation of a "pact with the devil." He often makes decisions which shock the viewer, for we know that, even though we may understand his motivation, they are decisions which would never be condoned by the police. Indeed, is it any wonder he drinks a little too much and has more than a little trouble sleeping? Nor are we surprised to find that he has more than a little trouble forming and holding on to relationships with women.
Rebus is a wonderfully rich, dynamic, and interesting character, and I personally felt that John Hannah did a superb job in bringing him to life. I don't know why Hannah left the series or if he did any more series after this one, but I do know that I prefer these episodes and Hannah's portrayal much more than the recent pair of episodes wherein Ken Stott has taken over the title role (I just didn't warm to the character as portrayed by Stott).
The set consists of four 100-minute episodes and a very interesting dvd extra on the making of the series, which features informative comments about the nature of the series and the character of Rebus by both John Hannah and Iain Rankin.
In conclusion, this is a series I recommend unhesitatingly to fans of British mysteries and crime drama in general. There may be less in the way of comic relief, but I would still say that if you enjoy shows like A Touch of Frost or Delziel and Pascoe, chances are you'll really enjoy this one.
Highly recommended!
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Rebus on screenAug 14, 2006
By ESD
"Rebus Man"
Loving the character and the writing style, I read every available Rankin Rebus novel-- checking out screenplay was inevitable. At first expecting to meet the buffoonish brother-in-law co-star from the Mummy, I was delighted to meet Rankin's John Rebus, AKA John Hannah. If you like the Rebus novels, then you'll enjoy these Rebus movies. One caveat: if you're new to Rebus, you might wish first to read the novel upon which the screenplay is based, avoiding potential confusion created by the quick pace, Rankin's complex plots, or the Scottish accents. Enjoy!
25 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Rebus from book to filmFeb 15, 2006
By Marcheta
"avid book reader"
I was thrilled to see John Hannah as Rebus on BBCAmerica after reading all the books in the series. So I was glad to see the four episodes finally available on DVD. The next two episodes were done by another actor, Ken Stott, but John Hannah will always be Rebus to me.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Rebus...Detective InspectorMar 06, 2006
By Lee
"library lady"
I'm a big british mystery fan...From Touch of Frost, Inspector Lynley, Inspector Allen and so on...I thought Scottish Det. Inspector Rebus looked like a good charactor...I wasn't disappointed...I really enjoyed the stories and the actors did a great job portraying the charactors...I looked forward to the next dvd release of Rebus...
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
RebusAug 28, 2006
By R. T. Lawrence
"locomouth"
Great introduction to Ian Rankins character brought to life. For many people who have a problem with British accents this may be in places had to decipher but once you get into the cadence (rhythm) of the speach it flows quickly. Many will remember the lead actor as the smart mouth side kick from The Mummy, but this was his second BBC scotland show. the first was Maccallum. Both I think are highly rated!
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