John Rebus, a man capable of violence and prone to ... He's got a very self-destructive quality to him… he always takes the hard route. Never goes for the easy way out of a situation.

The new Rebus, played by Outlander’s Richard Rankin (no relation), reimagines him as a younger maverick detective sergeant pounding the streets of Edinburgh in the present day. He’s a hard ...

Hard-up Michael Rebus's rash act in Fife has bloody consequences for his brother John; Siobhan finds out who stopped the street attack; John confesses to contact with the criminal Cafferty.