Rebus (2024–present)

TV ShowOn airDrama, Crime, Thriller1 season, 6 episodes
Rebus posterReview score: 67%

Plot

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?

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Rebus S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 9.0Michael has motivation to kill Cafferty, as has John, while Darryl Christie tries retaliation, using Siobhan to help his plan.
  2. 02Rebus S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 9.0Lives are at stake, with John's loyalties torn and more revelations to come, while Rhona questions Chrissie, but home truths prove more dangerous.
  3. 03Rebus S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0Hard-up Michael Rebus's rash act in Fife has bloody consequences for his brother John, who faces a fatal confrontation. Meanwhile, Siobhan finds out who stopped the street attack, and John confesses to contact with criminal Cafferty.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2024Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Rebus S01E01Episode 1May 17, 2024 5.0A violent street attack is investigated by DS John Rebus and new detective Siobhan Clarke. However, it's John’s family that pose unexpected
  2. S01E02Rebus S01E02Episode 2May 24, 2024 8.0Hard-up Michael Rebus's rash act in Fife has bloody consequences for his brother John, who faces a fatal confrontation. Meanwhile, Siobhan f
  3. S01E03Rebus S01E03Episode 3May 31, 2024 8.0John's words come back to haunt him, while his brother abducts drug dealer Darryl Christie and recruits ex-army comrades for a risky raid. J
  4. S01E04Rebus S01E04Episode 4June 7, 2024 8.0John is frustrated at family gatherings, unaware that the Cafferty and Christie rivalry is viciously escalating, with Michael at its heart.
  5. S01E05Rebus S01E05Season's bestEpisode 5June 14, 2024 9.0Michael has motivation to kill Cafferty, as has John, while Darryl Christie tries retaliation, using Siobhan to help his plan.
  6. S01E06Rebus S01E06Episode 6June 21, 2024 9.0Lives are at stake, with John's loyalties torn and more revelations to come, while Rhona questions Chrissie, but home truths prove more dang

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Castfull cast & details

Richard RankinRichard RankinJohn RebusBrian FergusonBrian FergusonMichael RebusLucie ShorthouseLucie ShorthouseSiobhan ClarkeAmy MansonAmy MansonRhona MoncrieffeStuart BowmanStuart BowmanGer CaffertyCaroline Lee-JohnsonCaroline Lee-JohnsonGill TemplerNoof OusellamNoof OusellamDarryl ChristieThoren FergusonThoren FergusonMalcolm Fox

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