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Three episodes featuring the Scottish detective from Ian Rankin's novels. In 'Black And Blue' Inspector Rebus' investigations become more complex when he is faced with an internal enquiry into his work. Also features: 'The Hanging Garden' and 'Dead Souls'. Read more

Starring	John Hannah
Director	Maurice Phillips, Martyn Friend
Genres	Drama, Television

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  Absolutely Superb
  
  Sheer class. Every scene is part of the final solution. Rent It
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - John Chalmers
  - Crossgates, Fife
  - 06 Feb 2006 at 22:07
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- - 0
  - 0
  Not too briliant . . .
  
  . . . I rented this to see where Rebus began on television. It was a great dissappointment when it is nothing like the later series. John Hannah is very good, ... read more »
  
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  - Lincoln
  - 02 Aug 2010 at 13:55
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  don't look back
  
  It would be unfair fo me to write a review of this film as this film is not my cup of tea.
  
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  - Doncaster
  - 07 Apr 2009 at 23:20
- - 1
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  Great Drama
  
  Good storylines and great acting from Hanna....very entertaining.
  
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  - Port Talbot
  - 21 Mar 2009 at 20:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Rebus - The Falls and The Hanging Garden
  
  Both classic Ian Rankin. Some tweaks to the films/characters compared to the books but nothing that detracts from, or alters, the story lines in any ... read more »
  
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  - Carnoustie
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 17:19
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  Customer Review
  
  I too much prefer the John Hannah series to the Ken Stott ones. They are far more faithful to the original stories, portray Edinburgh beautifully--and who says... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Rebus
  
  I borrowed this as I thought this was the series where John Hannah's character played a pathologist and rode a motorbike - I've never read Rankin's ... read more »
  
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- - Tempsec
  - 57 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 24 May 2008 at 09:23
- - 1
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  VERY GOOD BUT WHERE IS...
  
  The three stories so far were very good, but the most baffling case is story 4 Mortal Causes, which is missing from this and future Rebus dvd releases.It took ... read more »
  
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  - SHELF
  - 02 Feb 2008 at 20:07
- - 1
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  Good old fashioned detective
  
  I liked John Hannah as Rebus, he brought an old school flavour to a crime series. It's always good to see a Scottish set programme.
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 21 Nov 2007 at 23:33
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  Subtitles
  
  Being deaf I really need subtitles to enjoy the films and boo hoo this early Rebus didn't have any..... Why oh why isn't it compulsary to supply subbies... read more »
  
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  - Colwyn Bay, Wales
  - 29 Sep 2007 at 11:35
- - 3
  - 3
  If you like Chandler's Marlowe...
  
  This is not Humphrey Bogart, nor is it exactly Chandler's Marlowe, but the borrowings are all there. I am surprised no one else reviewing this seems to ... read more »
  
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- - Lemming
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  - Cambridge
  - 28 Jun 2007 at 17:08
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- - 8
  - 1
  Absolutely Superb
  
  Sheer class. Every scene is part of the final solution. Rent It
  
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  - John Chalmers
  - Crossgates, Fife
  - 06 Feb 2006 at 22:07
- - 4
  - 0
  Better than I remember!
  
  I saw this series on TV when it was originally shown and I was immediately put off because I thought John Hannah was too young for the part and not as I ... read more »
  
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- - Leigh Courtnell
  - London, England
  - 17 Mar 2006 at 09:41
- - 4
  - 0
  tv series of rebus
  
  Would be better reviewed had the subsequent series not been better performed. A reasonable rendition of Ian Rankin's novel
  
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  - Boston:England
  - 07 Nov 2006 at 08:39
- - 2
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  Subtitles
  
  Being deaf I really need subtitles to enjoy the films and boo hoo this early Rebus didn't have any..... Why oh why isn't it compulsary to supply subbies... read more »
  
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  - Colwyn Bay, Wales
  - 29 Sep 2007 at 11:35
- - 2
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  don't look back
  
  It would be unfair fo me to write a review of this film as this film is not my cup of tea.
  
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- 739766
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  - Doncaster
  - 07 Apr 2009 at 23:20
- - 1
  - 0
  superb detective work
  
  John Hannah (Rebus),fits the part like a glove. Great stories set with an atmospheric Edinburgh background. Tightly plotted stories are a joy to watch rent this... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield. England
  - 16 Jul 2006 at 17:47
- - 1
  - 0
  Good old fashioned detective
  
  I liked John Hannah as Rebus, he brought an old school flavour to a crime series. It's always good to see a Scottish set programme.
  
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- 497328
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  - Glasgow
  - 21 Nov 2007 at 23:33
- - 1
  - 0
  VERY GOOD BUT WHERE IS...
  
  The three stories so far were very good, but the most baffling case is story 4 Mortal Causes, which is missing from this and future Rebus dvd releases.It took ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 521149
- - a customer
  - SHELF
  - 02 Feb 2008 at 20:07
- - 1
  - 0
  Rebus
  
  I borrowed this as I thought this was the series where John Hannah's character played a pathologist and rode a motorbike - I've never read Rankin's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 568187
- - Tempsec
  - 57 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 24 May 2008 at 09:23
- - 1
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  Great Drama
  
  Good storylines and great acting from Hanna....very entertaining.
  
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- 730269
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  - Port Talbot
  - 21 Mar 2009 at 20:47

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  Three episodes featuring the Scottish detective from Ian Rankin's novels. In 'Black And Blue' Inspector Rebus' investigations become more complex when he is faced with an internal enquiry into his work. Also features: 'The Hanging Garden' and 'Dead Souls'....