- Rebus (TV series)
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Rebus ."Infobox Television
show_name = Rebus
caption = Ken Stott as Rebus
genre =Drama
picture_format =
runtime = 90 - 120 minutes
creator =Ian Rankin
starring =Ken Stott ;
John Hannah
network =ITV
country =Scotland
first_aired =26 April ,2000
last_aired =7 December ,2007
num_series = 4
num_episodes = 14
producer =SMG Productions
related =
imdb_id = 0867016"Rebus" is the title of the detective drama based on the
Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish authorIan Rankin set in and aroundEdinburgh produced bySMG Productions (STV ) for theITV Network.Four series have been aired; series 1 starred John Hannah and was made for STV by his own production company,
Clerkenwell Films . A new cast featuringKen Stott as DI Rebus was introduced in the second series (which went into production in 2005, made in-house by the SMG plc).Every series is available on
DVD .eries 1
† This episode was postponed from
September 20 ,2001 due to theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks on the US.Main characters:
*Detective Inspector John Rebus - John Hannah
*Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke -Gayanne Potter
*Detective Chief Inspector Gill Templer -Sara Stewart
*Detective Inspector Jack Morton -Ewan Stewart
*Morris Gerald Cafferty -James Cosmo eries 2 - 4
Main characters:
*Detective Inspector John Rebus -Ken Stott
*Detective Chief Inspector Gill Templer -Jennifer Black
*Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke -Claire Price Cancellation
In February 2008, it was revealed that ITV have cancelled the drama series, after Ken Stott told producers he did not want to continue in the role of "Rebus". [cite news
title = ITV ditches "Rebus" amid cull threat
publisher = MediaGuardian
date =22 February ,2008
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/22/itv.television
accessdate = 2008-02-22]References
External links
*itv.com|id=drama/copsandcrime/rebus|title="Rebus"
* [http://www.stv.tv/rebus "Rebus"] at stv.tv
* [http://www.smgproductions.tv/content/default.asp?page=s2_2_21 "Rebus"] at smgproductions.tv
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