Rebus: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rebus follows 40-year-old police detective John Rebus, who finds himself at a psychological crossroads following an altercation with an infamous Edinburgh gangster. At odds with a job increasingly driven by corporate technocrats, involved in a toxic affair he knows he needs to end, and all but supplanted in his daughter's life by his ex-wife's wealthy new husband, Rebus begins to wonder if he still has a role to play – either as a family man or a police officer.

In a world of divisive politics and national discord, does the law still have meaning, or is everyone reverting to an older set of rules? And if so, why shouldn't Rebus do so too?

Series details

• Title: Rebus
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2024-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 67534
• IMDb ID: tt11116780
• TVDB ID: 434451

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Rankin — John Rebus
• Brian Ferguson — Michael Rebus
• Lucie Shorthouse — Siobhan Clarke
• Amy Manson — Rhona Moncrieffe
• Caroline Lee-Johnson — Gill Templer
• Thoren Ferguson — Malcolm Fox
• Neshla Caplan — Chrissie Rebus
• Stuart Bowman — Ger Cafferty
• Noof Ousellam — Darryl Christie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-05-17; final listed air date 2024-05-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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