He messes up, he patches up, he attacks, but he also protects. Richard Rankin’s scruffy cop is the kind of character that we have seen in so many things, but that doesn’t at all mean Rebus doesn’t make a good show. In fact, the latest BBC adaptation of Sir Ian Rankin’s novels is quite fantastic. It is dark, gritty, mostly grim, and extremely Scottish—exactly the kind of thing you would expect from a show like this. Rebus is solidly made, very well-acted, and offers you a lot of thrills. The series doesn’t particularly end on a cohesive note, though, and that’s where this article might come in handy. Let us jump in.
Spoilers Ahead
What’s the show about?
It begins with the immediate aftermath of an accident. None have died, but one of the passengers, George, is severely injured. The other, Detective John Rebus,...
Spoilers Ahead
What’s the show about?
It begins with the immediate aftermath of an accident. None have died, but one of the passengers, George, is severely injured. The other, Detective John Rebus,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Sir Ian Rankin’s popular novel series about detective John Rebus, is back on our screens in a new form, which time with Richard Rankin taking on the eponymous lead role. To mark the release of the launch of this new show – which airs on BBC on May 17, we had the pleasure in speaking to the Scottish actor, as he talks about taking on this role, and why it felt so important to bring a great deal of authenticity to proceedings. Meanwhile, he also chats to us about the forthcoming, final season of Outlander, and what the future holds.
Watch the full interview with Richard Rankin here:
Synopsis
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series follows Rebus as he’s drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality. Rebus finds himself torn between protecting his brother and enforcing...
Watch the full interview with Richard Rankin here:
Synopsis
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series follows Rebus as he’s drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality. Rebus finds himself torn between protecting his brother and enforcing...
- 5/15/2024
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The BBC adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Rebus will premiere on the 18th May, with Richard Rankin (no relation) in the lead role.
A new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s detective novels, Rebus, is set to air later this month. Gregory Burke, who previously wrote Scottish drama Six Four, wrote all six episodes, which were directed by Niall MacCormick and Fiona Walton.
The new series of Rebus will be a prequel which focuses on the detective in his younger years, as he rises up the ranks in Edinburgh.
Richard Rankin (no relation to author Ian) stars as Rebus, alongside Lucie Shorthouse, Brian Ferguson, Amy Manson, Neshla Caplan, Noof Ousellam, Stuart Bowman, Caroline Lee Johnson, Sean Buchanan, Thoren Ferguson and Michelle Duncan.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael,...
A new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s detective novels, Rebus, is set to air later this month. Gregory Burke, who previously wrote Scottish drama Six Four, wrote all six episodes, which were directed by Niall MacCormick and Fiona Walton.
The new series of Rebus will be a prequel which focuses on the detective in his younger years, as he rises up the ranks in Edinburgh.
Richard Rankin (no relation to author Ian) stars as Rebus, alongside Lucie Shorthouse, Brian Ferguson, Amy Manson, Neshla Caplan, Noof Ousellam, Stuart Bowman, Caroline Lee Johnson, Sean Buchanan, Thoren Ferguson and Michelle Duncan.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession.
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Ian Rankin’s iconic detective Rebus is heading back to the small screen. Here’s what we know about the new series…
Ian Rankin’s Rebus is one of the most successful characters in contemporary fiction. Appearing in over 24 novels since 1987, with the 25th, Midnight & Blue, set to be published in October, and over a dozen short stories, Rankin’s dour detective has made an indelible impression on readers the world over.
It wasn’t long before he made his way to the screen. The first iteration starred John Hannah, who played the role for one series in 2000 to 2001. Hannah was unpopular with fans of the books, and he quit the role soon after.
For three series, Ken Stott stepped into the role of the detective. His portrayal was extremely popular, and he became inextricably linked with the role, so much so it has taken well over a decade for...
Ian Rankin’s Rebus is one of the most successful characters in contemporary fiction. Appearing in over 24 novels since 1987, with the 25th, Midnight & Blue, set to be published in October, and over a dozen short stories, Rankin’s dour detective has made an indelible impression on readers the world over.
It wasn’t long before he made his way to the screen. The first iteration starred John Hannah, who played the role for one series in 2000 to 2001. Hannah was unpopular with fans of the books, and he quit the role soon after.
For three series, Ken Stott stepped into the role of the detective. His portrayal was extremely popular, and he became inextricably linked with the role, so much so it has taken well over a decade for...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
The BBC has acquired crime drama series Rebus, a new adaptation of the best-selling Inspector Rebus novels by Scottish author Ian Rankin, starring Richard Rankin (Outlander, The Replacement) in the lead role.
Adapted for the small screen by Gregory Burke (´71, Six Four) and produced by Eleventh Hour Films for Nordic streamer Viaplay, the six-part series will air on the U.K. public broadcaster’s flagship network BBC One, BBC Scotland and streamer BBC iPlayer this spring.
Rebus has been seen on the screen and stage before. An ITV series ran for four seasons from 2000 until 2007. The fictional inspector has also been featured in radio and theater adaptations.
The show features a younger, and recently divorced and demoted, protagonist. Set in Edinburgh, it “reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality,...
Adapted for the small screen by Gregory Burke (´71, Six Four) and produced by Eleventh Hour Films for Nordic streamer Viaplay, the six-part series will air on the U.K. public broadcaster’s flagship network BBC One, BBC Scotland and streamer BBC iPlayer this spring.
Rebus has been seen on the screen and stage before. An ITV series ran for four seasons from 2000 until 2007. The fictional inspector has also been featured in radio and theater adaptations.
The show features a younger, and recently divorced and demoted, protagonist. Set in Edinburgh, it “reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The BBC has bought Viaplay’s Rebus reboot, following international streamer Viaplay’s decision to exit the UK. In further news, we can reveal Australia’s Sbs has also acquired the show from distributor Viaplay Content Distribution.
Set in Edinburgh, the series stars Richard Rankin (Outlander) in the title role, playing a young John Rebus as a detective sergeant, who is drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.
The show, based on Ian Rankin’s novels and from Eleventh Hour Films, had originally been slated for Viaplay’s UK service, having been its first British commission back in November 2022. However, it will now run exclusively on BBC Scotland, BBC One and BBC iPlayer this spring.
Viaplay decided to pull out of the UK and several other territories following a brutal 202 and is selling its British...
Set in Edinburgh, the series stars Richard Rankin (Outlander) in the title role, playing a young John Rebus as a detective sergeant, who is drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.
The show, based on Ian Rankin’s novels and from Eleventh Hour Films, had originally been slated for Viaplay’s UK service, having been its first British commission back in November 2022. However, it will now run exclusively on BBC Scotland, BBC One and BBC iPlayer this spring.
Viaplay decided to pull out of the UK and several other territories following a brutal 202 and is selling its British...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Queen Camilla’s “Reading Room” podcast is here. And with it, a sweet anecdote about King Charles III as a grandfather. Ahead, what the queen revealed about her husband’s talent that has come in handy when reading to their grandchildren over the years. Hint: It makes total sense with King Charles’ stint acting in plays as a young man.
Camilla admitted on ‘The Queen’s Reading Room’ podcast she’s ‘hopeless’ at doing the voices reading ‘Harry Potter’ to her grandchildren
Queen Camilla has many strengths, from gardening to putting King Charles at ease whenever he’s upset. However, not on the list is voices, as she revealed in the premiere episode of her new podcast, “The Queen’s Reading Room,” on Jan. 8, 2023.
The episode, which featured an interview with Rebus author Sir Ian Rankin, included an appearance by the queen. As seen in a clip posted to the...
Camilla admitted on ‘The Queen’s Reading Room’ podcast she’s ‘hopeless’ at doing the voices reading ‘Harry Potter’ to her grandchildren
Queen Camilla has many strengths, from gardening to putting King Charles at ease whenever he’s upset. However, not on the list is voices, as she revealed in the premiere episode of her new podcast, “The Queen’s Reading Room,” on Jan. 8, 2023.
The episode, which featured an interview with Rebus author Sir Ian Rankin, included an appearance by the queen. As seen in a clip posted to the...
- 1/13/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After stepping down as working royals in 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to America. Once they settled in the U.S., the Sussexes fired a barrage of verbal grenades at Harry’s relatives during TV interviews, podcasts, their Netflix docuseries, and Harry’s memoir Spare.
Meanwhile, the Palace left most of the accusations against the royals go unchallenged by sticking to the family’s “dignified silence” strategy. But now Prince Harry’s stepmother Queen Camilla (formerly Camilla Parker Bowles), who was attacked in the duke’s book, has launched a new project that an expert says is the “perfect revenge” for her.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Camilla Parker Bowles (now Queen Camilla) attend Royal Ascot Day 2018 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images What Queen Camilla is doing now that Prince Harry and Meghan won’t be happy about
In December 2023, it was announced that Queen Camilla would be launching her...
Meanwhile, the Palace left most of the accusations against the royals go unchallenged by sticking to the family’s “dignified silence” strategy. But now Prince Harry’s stepmother Queen Camilla (formerly Camilla Parker Bowles), who was attacked in the duke’s book, has launched a new project that an expert says is the “perfect revenge” for her.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Camilla Parker Bowles (now Queen Camilla) attend Royal Ascot Day 2018 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images What Queen Camilla is doing now that Prince Harry and Meghan won’t be happy about
In December 2023, it was announced that Queen Camilla would be launching her...
- 1/11/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
First Look At Nicola Coughlan & Lydia West In ‘Big Mood’
UK network Channel 4 has released a first-look image of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan and It’s a Sin‘s Lydia West in upcoming comedy series Big Mood (working title). The series is set to explore the nuances of female friendship when threatened by serious mental illness. Coughlan and West, whose previous Channel 4 shows have been among the network’s biggest hits of recent years, play best friends at a pivotal point in their lives. Niamh Cusack (The Virtues), Eamon Farren (The Witcher), Luke Fetherston (Flowers in the Attic: The Origin), Kate Fleetwood (Wheel of Time), Rob Gilbert (Big Boys), Rebecca Lowman (Prime Suspect), Sally Phillips (Veep), Ukweli Roach (Wolf) and Amalia Vitale (Willow) are also attached to the ensemble cast. Joanna Page will guest star as herself. Written by Camilla Whitehill, Big Mood is from Dancing Ledge Productions.
UK network Channel 4 has released a first-look image of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan and It’s a Sin‘s Lydia West in upcoming comedy series Big Mood (working title). The series is set to explore the nuances of female friendship when threatened by serious mental illness. Coughlan and West, whose previous Channel 4 shows have been among the network’s biggest hits of recent years, play best friends at a pivotal point in their lives. Niamh Cusack (The Virtues), Eamon Farren (The Witcher), Luke Fetherston (Flowers in the Attic: The Origin), Kate Fleetwood (Wheel of Time), Rob Gilbert (Big Boys), Rebecca Lowman (Prime Suspect), Sally Phillips (Veep), Ukweli Roach (Wolf) and Amalia Vitale (Willow) are also attached to the ensemble cast. Joanna Page will guest star as herself. Written by Camilla Whitehill, Big Mood is from Dancing Ledge Productions.
- 4/26/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Viaplay’s first U.K. drama commission, “Rebus,” has gone into production in Scotland. The show has also added some new cast members including “Line of Duty’s” Lucie Shorthouse, Brian Ferguson (“The Ipcress File”) and Stuart Bowman (“The Serpent”).
They will join Richard Rankin (“Outlander”) as John Rebus, the much-loved character John Rebus from Ian Rankin’s bestselling novels.
“Rebus” tells the story of a Scottish police detective who “finds himself at a psychological crossroads,” according to the logline. “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,...
They will join Richard Rankin (“Outlander”) as John Rebus, the much-loved character John Rebus from Ian Rankin’s bestselling novels.
“Rebus” tells the story of a Scottish police detective who “finds himself at a psychological crossroads,” according to the logline. “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,...
- 4/26/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Scottish actor Richard Rankin (Outlander, The Last Kingdom) is set to play Edinburgh detective John Rebus in a new six-part series based on the acclaimed crime novels by Ian Rankin that will go out on Scandinavian streamer Viaplay, which recently launched in the U.S.
Screenwriter Gregory Burke (Entebbe, ’71) will adapt Rankin’s work for the screen. Eleventh Hour Films is producing the series for Viaplay. Niall MacCormick (Wallander) will direct the series, which starts shooting in Scotland next month and will stream on Viaplay in 2024. The show marks Viaplay’s first U.K. drama commission.
Rankin, best known for his role as Roger Wakefield in Starz’s long-running Outlander, also appeared in thrillers Trust Me and The Replacement; the drama series Thirteen and The Syndicate; and as a guest star in political thriller American Odyssey.
The Rebus novels have been adapted for TV before, with four seasons of Rebus...
Screenwriter Gregory Burke (Entebbe, ’71) will adapt Rankin’s work for the screen. Eleventh Hour Films is producing the series for Viaplay. Niall MacCormick (Wallander) will direct the series, which starts shooting in Scotland next month and will stream on Viaplay in 2024. The show marks Viaplay’s first U.K. drama commission.
Rankin, best known for his role as Roger Wakefield in Starz’s long-running Outlander, also appeared in thrillers Trust Me and The Replacement; the drama series Thirteen and The Syndicate; and as a guest star in political thriller American Odyssey.
The Rebus novels have been adapted for TV before, with four seasons of Rebus...
- 3/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Viaplay has found its Inspector Rebus and author Sir Ian Rankin is keeping it in the name.
Outlander star Richard Rankin – no relation to the source material’s scribe – will play the lead in the Nordic streamer’s debut UK original Rebus. He follows in the footsteps of fellow Scottish actors John Hannah and Ken Stott, who led the ITV version 20 years ago.
Viaplay’s reboot, which is planned as a returning series and will soon unveil more cast, follows 40-year-old Inspector John Rebus at a psychological crossroads following an altercation with an infamous Edinburgh gangster. At odds with a job increasingly driven by 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.
Outlander star Richard Rankin – no relation to the source material’s scribe – will play the lead in the Nordic streamer’s debut UK original Rebus. He follows in the footsteps of fellow Scottish actors John Hannah and Ken Stott, who led the ITV version 20 years ago.
Viaplay’s reboot, which is planned as a returning series and will soon unveil more cast, follows 40-year-old Inspector John Rebus at a psychological crossroads following an altercation with an infamous Edinburgh gangster. At odds with a job increasingly driven by 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.
- 3/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 3 of Amazon Freevee’s spy thriller series “Alex Rider” is in production in the U.K. and Malta.
Cast members Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, and Marli Siu return. Joining them are Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Shelley Conn (“Bridgerton”), Kevin McNally (“The Crown”) and Jason Wong (“Strangers”).
Produced by Eleventh Hour Films and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television, “Alex Rider” is based on the bestselling book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The series follows Alex, a teenager who has unknowingly been trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage.
Adapted by Guy Burt from “Scorpia,” the fifth Alex Rider novel, season 3 sets the teenage spy on the trail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Alex embarks on a personal mission to destroy Scorpia once and for all.
Horowitz...
Cast members Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, and Marli Siu return. Joining them are Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Shelley Conn (“Bridgerton”), Kevin McNally (“The Crown”) and Jason Wong (“Strangers”).
Produced by Eleventh Hour Films and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television, “Alex Rider” is based on the bestselling book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The series follows Alex, a teenager who has unknowingly been trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage.
Adapted by Guy Burt from “Scorpia,” the fifth Alex Rider novel, season 3 sets the teenage spy on the trail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Alex embarks on a personal mission to destroy Scorpia once and for all.
Horowitz...
- 1/19/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Edvard Munch, painter of the iconic The Scream, is to have his life portrayed in a Norwegian feature film from Viaplay.
One of the world’s greatest artists of all time will be depicted across four stages in Munch, with a quartet of Norwegian actors boarding the feature.
Directed by Henrik M. Dahlsbakken, Munch will premiere on 27 January in Norwegian cinemas and two months later on Viaplay, the Scandi streaming service that is premiering 70 films and TV shows this year. Recent greenlights include Jana – Marked for Life and an adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Rebus.
The film opens with the story of Munch’s first love, before showing the controversy around one of his early exhibitions. Munch’s admission to a psychiatric clinic will then be covered, where he is forced to make the biggest decision of his life, before the film relates the artist’s battle to save...
One of the world’s greatest artists of all time will be depicted across four stages in Munch, with a quartet of Norwegian actors boarding the feature.
Directed by Henrik M. Dahlsbakken, Munch will premiere on 27 January in Norwegian cinemas and two months later on Viaplay, the Scandi streaming service that is premiering 70 films and TV shows this year. Recent greenlights include Jana – Marked for Life and an adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Rebus.
The film opens with the story of Munch’s first love, before showing the controversy around one of his early exhibitions. Munch’s admission to a psychiatric clinic will then be covered, where he is forced to make the biggest decision of his life, before the film relates the artist’s battle to save...
- 12/7/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Scotland’s leading podcast production company, The Big Light, has taken on new studio and office space in Glasgow as it targets commercial expansion.
The new state-of-the-art recording studio, editing suite, and production office will allow the company to expand its original content output as well as opening up commissioned podcast revenue streams.
Founded in 2020 by broadcaster Janice Forsyth and producer Fiona White, The Big Light has moved in with one of the country’s leading creative marketing agencies, Frame, at its headquarters in Glasgow’s Pacific Quay.
An award winning, end-to-end producer, publisher and distributor of premium on-demand audio content, The Big Light has made podcasts for commercial clients including BBC Sounds, Spotify, and The National Trust.
It also creates original podcasts for its independent network including popular weekly shows such as TalkMedia with Stuart Cosgrove and Professor Eamonn O’Neill; Blethered with Sean McDonald; and Talking Derry Girls. The...
The new state-of-the-art recording studio, editing suite, and production office will allow the company to expand its original content output as well as opening up commissioned podcast revenue streams.
Founded in 2020 by broadcaster Janice Forsyth and producer Fiona White, The Big Light has moved in with one of the country’s leading creative marketing agencies, Frame, at its headquarters in Glasgow’s Pacific Quay.
An award winning, end-to-end producer, publisher and distributor of premium on-demand audio content, The Big Light has made podcasts for commercial clients including BBC Sounds, Spotify, and The National Trust.
It also creates original podcasts for its independent network including popular weekly shows such as TalkMedia with Stuart Cosgrove and Professor Eamonn O’Neill; Blethered with Sean McDonald; and Talking Derry Girls. The...
- 12/1/2022
- Podnews.net
Sir Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective novels are to be reimagined for Nordic streamer Viaplay, the group’s debut UK drama commission and the first Rebus TV adaptation for nearly 15 years.
The six-parter sets down a marker for Viaplay’s ambitions in the UK, having launched in the nation earlier this week.
Rankin’s Rebus, which aired for four seasons on ITV in the early noughties helmed by John Hannah and then Ken Stott, will be in his 30s, recently divorced and demoted to Detective Sergeant. He has a new colleague, Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke, and is struggling to deal with the changes in his personal and professional life. At the same time, Rebus’s daughter, Sammy, and ex-wife, Rhona, are enjoying an affluent existence with Rhona’s new partner.
Eleventh Hour Films is producing and 71 scribe Gregory Burke is writing. Cast will be unveiled shortly and filming will start next year,...
The six-parter sets down a marker for Viaplay’s ambitions in the UK, having launched in the nation earlier this week.
Rankin’s Rebus, which aired for four seasons on ITV in the early noughties helmed by John Hannah and then Ken Stott, will be in his 30s, recently divorced and demoted to Detective Sergeant. He has a new colleague, Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke, and is struggling to deal with the changes in his personal and professional life. At the same time, Rebus’s daughter, Sammy, and ex-wife, Rhona, are enjoying an affluent existence with Rhona’s new partner.
Eleventh Hour Films is producing and 71 scribe Gregory Burke is writing. Cast will be unveiled shortly and filming will start next year,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Ian Rankin’s immensely popular detective, Inspector John Rebus, is set for a major reimagining in the form of a six-part series from streamer Viaplay and Eleventh Hour Films.
Set in contemporary Edinburgh, and drawn from the universe of Rankin’s books, the series places Rebus at the heart of a new story devised by screenwriter Gregory Burke. The show represents Viaplay Group’s initial U.K. drama commission and the first Rebus TV adaptation for nearly 15 years.
In the drama, Rebus is in his 30s, recently divorced and demoted to Detective Sergeant. He has a new colleague, Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke, and is struggling to deal with the changes in his personal and professional life. At the same time, Rebus’s daughter, Sammy, and ex-wife, Rhona, are enjoying an affluent existence with Rhona’s new partner – while Rebus’s brother Michael is finding out that in a society where...
Set in contemporary Edinburgh, and drawn from the universe of Rankin’s books, the series places Rebus at the heart of a new story devised by screenwriter Gregory Burke. The show represents Viaplay Group’s initial U.K. drama commission and the first Rebus TV adaptation for nearly 15 years.
In the drama, Rebus is in his 30s, recently divorced and demoted to Detective Sergeant. He has a new colleague, Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke, and is struggling to deal with the changes in his personal and professional life. At the same time, Rebus’s daughter, Sammy, and ex-wife, Rhona, are enjoying an affluent existence with Rhona’s new partner – while Rebus’s brother Michael is finding out that in a society where...
- 11/3/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Get Carter is among the films chosen by Ian Rankin Get Carter, 9pm, ITV4, Monday, July 25
The grimy world of gangsters is to the fore in Mike Hodges' feature debut, the tale of a man on a mission of vengeance in Newcastle. Michael Caine feels as sharp and raw as a jagged knife edge in the role of enforcer Jack Carter, who is determined to get to the bottom of his brother's death. Unashamedly brutal in its approach to violence - including the memorable dispatching of Corrie regular Bryan Mosley - matched with snappy dialogue and Caine's dry delivery, this is gangland with all the grit that offers a time capsule of a Seventies underworld long paved over.
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: the Peanuts Movie, 11am, Film4, Tuesday, July 26
Charlie Brown gets dusted off for a new generation of kids, although thankfully retains a lot of his comic strip...
The grimy world of gangsters is to the fore in Mike Hodges' feature debut, the tale of a man on a mission of vengeance in Newcastle. Michael Caine feels as sharp and raw as a jagged knife edge in the role of enforcer Jack Carter, who is determined to get to the bottom of his brother's death. Unashamedly brutal in its approach to violence - including the memorable dispatching of Corrie regular Bryan Mosley - matched with snappy dialogue and Caine's dry delivery, this is gangland with all the grit that offers a time capsule of a Seventies underworld long paved over.
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: the Peanuts Movie, 11am, Film4, Tuesday, July 26
Charlie Brown gets dusted off for a new generation of kids, although thankfully retains a lot of his comic strip...
- 7/25/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With Jubilee celebrations about to kick off in the UK, the Queen’s Birthday Honours List has been released for 2022. Included among recipients are such arts and entertainment figures as actor Damian Lewis, author Salman Rushdie, All3Media CEO Jane Turton, Wales-born singer Bonnie Tyler and designer Stella McCartney.
The awards range from knighthoods to MBEs and recognize outstanding contributions across all sectors, in particular for public service, the environment and sustainability, and youth engagement.
Satanic Verses author Rushdie for his part is receiving a Companion of Honor, of which there are only 65 at any time, for his services to literature. He was previously knighted in 2007.
Crime novelist Ian Rankin is getting a knighthood for services to literature and charity. Author of the Rebus and Malcolm Fox novels, Rankin donated his archive to the National Library of Scotland in 2019.
Billions star Lewis is getting a Cbe for services to drama and charity.
The awards range from knighthoods to MBEs and recognize outstanding contributions across all sectors, in particular for public service, the environment and sustainability, and youth engagement.
Satanic Verses author Rushdie for his part is receiving a Companion of Honor, of which there are only 65 at any time, for his services to literature. He was previously knighted in 2007.
Crime novelist Ian Rankin is getting a knighthood for services to literature and charity. Author of the Rebus and Malcolm Fox novels, Rankin donated his archive to the National Library of Scotland in 2019.
Billions star Lewis is getting a Cbe for services to drama and charity.
- 6/2/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“Billions” actor Damian Lewis, actor-director Rapman (“Blue Story”), writer Salman Rushdie (“Midnight’s Children”) and All3Media CEO Jane Turton are among those in the arts and entertainment field recognized in the annual Queen’s birthday honors.
Lewis has been recognized as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Cbe) for services to drama and charity. Also accorded a Cbe is filmmaker Isaac Julien, Berlin winner for “Derek.”
Rushdie has been accorded the Member of the Order of the Companions of Honor accolade for services to literature alongside illustrator and writer Quentin Blake (“Jackanory”), for services to illustration.
Director Andrew Onwubolu, also known as Rapman, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to drama and music. Veteran “Coronation Street” actor Helen Worth Dawson has also been accorded an MBE for services to drama.
Ian Rankin, whose crime novels, including the...
Lewis has been recognized as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Cbe) for services to drama and charity. Also accorded a Cbe is filmmaker Isaac Julien, Berlin winner for “Derek.”
Rushdie has been accorded the Member of the Order of the Companions of Honor accolade for services to literature alongside illustrator and writer Quentin Blake (“Jackanory”), for services to illustration.
Director Andrew Onwubolu, also known as Rapman, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to drama and music. Veteran “Coronation Street” actor Helen Worth Dawson has also been accorded an MBE for services to drama.
Ian Rankin, whose crime novels, including the...
- 6/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony-owned Eleventh Hour Films is doubling down on development to broaden its slate following its investment by the Hollywood studio. The producer has scored developments with the BBC and ITV on a slew of book adaptations after Sony Pictures Television acquired a minority stake in the Foyle’s War producer in September 2018.
The company is currently focused on a number of book adaptations including Alex Rider, which has been fully funded by the studio, classic British detective series Rebus and Whatever You Love from Apple Tree Yard author Louise Doughty.
Deadline can reveal that Rebus, which was written by Ian Rankin and follows Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules, is in development with the BBC. The series is being written by Gregory Burke, writer of José Padilha hijacking thriller Entebbe. Rebus previously aired on ITV between 2000 and 2007 and was produced by Stv Productions.
The company is currently focused on a number of book adaptations including Alex Rider, which has been fully funded by the studio, classic British detective series Rebus and Whatever You Love from Apple Tree Yard author Louise Doughty.
Deadline can reveal that Rebus, which was written by Ian Rankin and follows Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules, is in development with the BBC. The series is being written by Gregory Burke, writer of José Padilha hijacking thriller Entebbe. Rebus previously aired on ITV between 2000 and 2007 and was produced by Stv Productions.
- 10/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Get Carter is among the films chosen by Ian Rankin Edinburgh Filmhouse is to launch a new guest programming initiative House Guests.
The project will see each invited House Guests curate a small programme of films, which have been important in their life and work, to be screened at Filmhouse. The series kicked off on during Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), with renowned crime writer Ian Rankin introducing a special screening of Reichenbach Falls. Rankin’s selection of gripping crime dramas will run through July and August.
Head of programming at Filmhouse, Rod White said: “Filmhouse is strongly aware of cinema's capacity to inform and inspire artistic work across many art forms. Our goal with House Guests is to give an informal platform for practitioners in a wide range of fields, to share with an audience those films that have in some way helped them develop their own artistic vision.
The project will see each invited House Guests curate a small programme of films, which have been important in their life and work, to be screened at Filmhouse. The series kicked off on during Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), with renowned crime writer Ian Rankin introducing a special screening of Reichenbach Falls. Rankin’s selection of gripping crime dramas will run through July and August.
Head of programming at Filmhouse, Rod White said: “Filmhouse is strongly aware of cinema's capacity to inform and inspire artistic work across many art forms. Our goal with House Guests is to give an informal platform for practitioners in a wide range of fields, to share with an audience those films that have in some way helped them develop their own artistic vision.
- 7/7/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Highlights include the UK premiere of Cars 3 and 17 world premieres.Scroll Down For Competition Titles
The line-up for the 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has been unveiled this morning by artistic director Mark Adams.
This year’s Eiff (June 21-2 July) will comprise a total 151 features from 46 countries including 17 world premieres, 12 international premieres, 9 European premieres and 69 UK premieres.
Highlights include the UK Premiere of Disney-Pixar’s animation Cars 3, appearances from Stanley Tucci, Oliver Stone and Kevin Bacon and the Opening and Closing Gala premieres of the previously announced God’s Own Country and England Is Mine.
There will also be a special screening of Raiders Of The Lost Ark accompanied by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing the score live.
Best of British
The Best of British strand includes Bryn Higgins’ Access All Areas featuring Rizzle Kicks’ Jordan Stephens; Simon Hunter’s Edie starring Sheila Hancock; the Donmar Warehouse’s all-female adaptation of [link...
The line-up for the 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has been unveiled this morning by artistic director Mark Adams.
This year’s Eiff (June 21-2 July) will comprise a total 151 features from 46 countries including 17 world premieres, 12 international premieres, 9 European premieres and 69 UK premieres.
Highlights include the UK Premiere of Disney-Pixar’s animation Cars 3, appearances from Stanley Tucci, Oliver Stone and Kevin Bacon and the Opening and Closing Gala premieres of the previously announced God’s Own Country and England Is Mine.
There will also be a special screening of Raiders Of The Lost Ark accompanied by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing the score live.
Best of British
The Best of British strand includes Bryn Higgins’ Access All Areas featuring Rizzle Kicks’ Jordan Stephens; Simon Hunter’s Edie starring Sheila Hancock; the Donmar Warehouse’s all-female adaptation of [link...
- 5/31/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
UK-based indie Eleventh Hour Films has acquired rights to Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series of detective novels, and attached ’71 writer Gregory Burke to pen a contemporary TV drama adaptation. The Rebus books center on Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules. The first book, Knots And Crosses, was published in 1987 and the series has gone on to sell over 30M copies worldwide. BAFTA-nominated Burke’s credits also include next…...
- 5/8/2017
- Deadline TV
Den Of Geek Dec 14, 2016
As nominated by our writers, here are the books published in 2016 that we couldn't recommend more highly...
Closing the final page on the very best books leaves you with a single urge: to share it. We’re talking about the kind of books that make you want to follow strangers down the road, tugging at their elbow and saying “seriously, you’ve got to read this”.
Here then, is our equivalent of doing that. These are the books published in 2015 that our writers felt compelled to share. If there’s one that you feel similarly enthused about, please do recommend away in the comments section...
All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
We live in what can charitably be described as interesting times. If you were feeling less than charitable, you might even describe them as dark times. And it has always been...
As nominated by our writers, here are the books published in 2016 that we couldn't recommend more highly...
Closing the final page on the very best books leaves you with a single urge: to share it. We’re talking about the kind of books that make you want to follow strangers down the road, tugging at their elbow and saying “seriously, you’ve got to read this”.
Here then, is our equivalent of doing that. These are the books published in 2015 that our writers felt compelled to share. If there’s one that you feel similarly enthused about, please do recommend away in the comments section...
All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
We live in what can charitably be described as interesting times. If you were feeling less than charitable, you might even describe them as dark times. And it has always been...
- 12/13/2016
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Dec 2, 2016
Is there any older tradition than giving books at Christmas? Well yes, there is. But here's a list anyway...
Books! Undeniably, the combination of ink, paper, a nice cover and a gripping story makes for a classic Christmas present.
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Whether you and your loved ones are into books or comics, biographies or crime, laughs or love stories, we hope you’ll find something in our gift guide of the biggest and best books coming to shops both real and digital this festive season...
Out now A Life In Parts
If you saw Bryan Cranston on The Graham Norton Show, you’ll know that he’s lived a fair few different lives, from waiter to actor via murder suspect and online dating expert. He chronicles all those roles, and the ones he’s played in TV and film.
Is there any older tradition than giving books at Christmas? Well yes, there is. But here's a list anyway...
Books! Undeniably, the combination of ink, paper, a nice cover and a gripping story makes for a classic Christmas present.
See related The Man In The High Castle season 2: new trailer
Whether you and your loved ones are into books or comics, biographies or crime, laughs or love stories, we hope you’ll find something in our gift guide of the biggest and best books coming to shops both real and digital this festive season...
Out now A Life In Parts
If you saw Bryan Cranston on The Graham Norton Show, you’ll know that he’s lived a fair few different lives, from waiter to actor via murder suspect and online dating expert. He chronicles all those roles, and the ones he’s played in TV and film.
- 11/17/2016
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Nov 4, 2016
Ian Rankin, creator of crime icon John Rebus, is waiting for a TV company to offer a “six hours, eight hours, Broadchurch-type” deal...
Ian Rankin has now penned 21 novels starring Inspector John Rebus, Edinburgh’s grumpiest, drunkest and most effective detective. If you’ve not been initiated already, do check them out. Few can weave a thrilling crime yarn quite like Rankin, or raise a wry smile quite like Rebus.
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The character has transitioned to TV twice, first with John Hannah taking the role over four episodes, followed by Ken Stott in fourteen instalments, the...
Ian Rankin, creator of crime icon John Rebus, is waiting for a TV company to offer a “six hours, eight hours, Broadchurch-type” deal...
Ian Rankin has now penned 21 novels starring Inspector John Rebus, Edinburgh’s grumpiest, drunkest and most effective detective. If you’ve not been initiated already, do check them out. Few can weave a thrilling crime yarn quite like Rankin, or raise a wry smile quite like Rebus.
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The character has transitioned to TV twice, first with John Hannah taking the role over four episodes, followed by Ken Stott in fourteen instalments, the...
- 11/4/2016
- Den of Geek
It's been a quarter of a century since Thomas Harris's cultured cannibal exploded on the thriller scene, winning fictional killers a place in our hearts for ever
Can it really be a whole quarter of a century since Hannibal Lecter took up residence in our cultural landscape with the immortal line, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti"?
Well, actually, no. It is indeed 25 years since Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs was first published, but that famous quote is from Jonathan Demme's highly rated 1991 movie adaptation of the book; Harris's original line did indeed have the sociopathic psychiatrist chowing down on the offal of a census taker who "tried to quantify me once", but in the original text the cannibalistic serial killer's wine of choice is "a big Amarone". Perhaps chianti was the preferred plonk of Anthony Hopkins, who portrayed...
Can it really be a whole quarter of a century since Hannibal Lecter took up residence in our cultural landscape with the immortal line, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti"?
Well, actually, no. It is indeed 25 years since Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs was first published, but that famous quote is from Jonathan Demme's highly rated 1991 movie adaptation of the book; Harris's original line did indeed have the sociopathic psychiatrist chowing down on the offal of a census taker who "tried to quantify me once", but in the original text the cannibalistic serial killer's wine of choice is "a big Amarone". Perhaps chianti was the preferred plonk of Anthony Hopkins, who portrayed...
- 8/1/2013
- by David Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
Author announces his next 007 adventure will have single-word name reflecting unauthorised mission
William Boyd announced on Monday that the title of his forthcoming James Bond sequel will be Solo – reflecting the 45-year-old spy's decision to go off piste on an unauthorised mission.
Making his announcement at the opening day of the London Book Fair, Boyd said: "In my novel, events conspire to make Bond go off on a self-appointed mission of his own, unannounced and without any authorisation – and he's fully prepared to take the consequences of his audacity."
Boyd, who grew up in west Africa and has featured African countries in several novels, added that the continent would play a key part in Bond's three-continent escapade. "It's what happens to Bond in Africa that generates his urge to 'go solo' and take matters into his own hands in the USA."
On his choice of title, Boyd said: "Sometimes less is more.
William Boyd announced on Monday that the title of his forthcoming James Bond sequel will be Solo – reflecting the 45-year-old spy's decision to go off piste on an unauthorised mission.
Making his announcement at the opening day of the London Book Fair, Boyd said: "In my novel, events conspire to make Bond go off on a self-appointed mission of his own, unannounced and without any authorisation – and he's fully prepared to take the consequences of his audacity."
Boyd, who grew up in west Africa and has featured African countries in several novels, added that the continent would play a key part in Bond's three-continent escapade. "It's what happens to Bond in Africa that generates his urge to 'go solo' and take matters into his own hands in the USA."
On his choice of title, Boyd said: "Sometimes less is more.
- 4/15/2013
- by Claire Armitstead
- The Guardian - Film News
BBC and ITV enraged the government with early portrayals of the conflict but it is being supplanted by recent conflicts
British TV deployed rapidly – and with frequent controversy – to attack the Falklands war as a subject. The assiduous historical website British Television Drama records, in the decade after the war, 10 dramas based on the conflict.
The BBC screened five plays within five years of the events, which may surprise those who now associate the corporation with editorial caution and at the time clearly astonished the Ministry of Defence, which made numerous objections and obstructed access to actual locations and equipment.
The earliest pieces were oblique, with Don Shaw's The Falklands Factor dramatising an 18th-century dispute over the islands, and Maggie Wadey's The Waiting War focusing on military and naval families. ITV also enraged the MoD and the government with a children's series, Jan Needle's A Game of Soldiers,...
British TV deployed rapidly – and with frequent controversy – to attack the Falklands war as a subject. The assiduous historical website British Television Drama records, in the decade after the war, 10 dramas based on the conflict.
The BBC screened five plays within five years of the events, which may surprise those who now associate the corporation with editorial caution and at the time clearly astonished the Ministry of Defence, which made numerous objections and obstructed access to actual locations and equipment.
The earliest pieces were oblique, with Don Shaw's The Falklands Factor dramatising an 18th-century dispute over the islands, and Maggie Wadey's The Waiting War focusing on military and naval families. ITV also enraged the MoD and the government with a children's series, Jan Needle's A Game of Soldiers,...
- 4/14/2013
- by Mark Lawson
- The Guardian - Film News
Lenora Crichlow has teased that her new art heist thriller Doors Open is like "Ocean's Eleven meets The Full Monty". The Being Human actress stars alongside Stephen Fry and Douglas Henshall in the ITV adaptation of Ian Rankin's book, which sees a bored millionaire plan to swap the contents of a gallery's warehouse with near-perfect forgeries.
Asked by Digital Spy to describe the show, Crichlow replied: "I thought it was quite funny, but I laugh quite easily. There's action, there's romance, but there is a lot of comedy." On working with a national treasure like Fry, she continued: "It was joyous. Stephen doesn't disappoint. "He's an absolutely lovely, lovely man - huge heart, brilliant mind, very warm, very friendly, very passionate about the project. "Everybody around (more)...
Asked by Digital Spy to describe the show, Crichlow replied: "I thought it was quite funny, but I laugh quite easily. There's action, there's romance, but there is a lot of comedy." On working with a national treasure like Fry, she continued: "It was joyous. Stephen doesn't disappoint. "He's an absolutely lovely, lovely man - huge heart, brilliant mind, very warm, very friendly, very passionate about the project. "Everybody around (more)...
- 12/24/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Lenora Crichlow will appear in U.K. network ITV's Doors Open, when the art-heist drama premieres this Boxing Day. Based on the best-selling book by Ian Rankin, Doors Open is produced by Sprout Pictures. From the ITV Press Centre: The story follows Mike Mackenzie, played by Dougie Henshall, a self-made businessman with too much time on his hands. Bored by the comfort of his millions and grieving for the woman who walked out on him five years previously, he’s got an adventurous side just waiting to get him into trouble. When he hears the love of his life, Laura Stanton, art consultant and auctioneer, has returned to Edinburgh, his whole world is turned upside down and...
- 12/16/2012
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
Outsider II by Brian Sewell, Ian Rankin's Standing in Another Man's Grave and Totall Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger
"This is a remarkable memoir, but what is missing is any bridge between the controversialist and the connoisseur, the potty-mouth and the prig: it is almost as though the life of Henry James had been written by Roy 'Chubby' Brown." Craig Brown in the Mail on Sunday gave one star out of five to the second volume of Brian Sewell's memoir, Outsider II: "It is written with his usual verve, powered by exasperation … But his life remains a conundrum. On one level, it is all about the china-shop world of the connoisseur … delving into detail, developing a meticulous eye for suggestion and nuance. On another level, it is about gang-bangs and seething hatreds and releasing the bull into that china shop." According to Lynn Barber in the Sunday Times, the...
"This is a remarkable memoir, but what is missing is any bridge between the controversialist and the connoisseur, the potty-mouth and the prig: it is almost as though the life of Henry James had been written by Roy 'Chubby' Brown." Craig Brown in the Mail on Sunday gave one star out of five to the second volume of Brian Sewell's memoir, Outsider II: "It is written with his usual verve, powered by exasperation … But his life remains a conundrum. On one level, it is all about the china-shop world of the connoisseur … delving into detail, developing a meticulous eye for suggestion and nuance. On another level, it is about gang-bangs and seething hatreds and releasing the bull into that china shop." According to Lynn Barber in the Sunday Times, the...
- 11/10/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Standing In Another Man’S Grave Is First Rebus Novel In Five Years
It’s been five years since Ian Rankin wrote a Rebus novel. The character’s farewell in Exit Music left the door open for his return, and for many, I’m sure that the five year wait has been excruciating.
It might be hard to comprehend what a phenomenon the character is. During my time working on a report on the Scottish Parliamentary system, I visited Edinburgh, the character’s home, in 2003. Buses were completely covered with advertisements for The Falls or whatever the Rankin book of that year was and, as I fell in love with the place, it was actually kind of difficult not to imagine it as Rebus’ town.
I enjoyed the first seven or eight of the Rebus novels, but Rankin wrote them seemingly faster than I could read them and I lost the race.
It’s been five years since Ian Rankin wrote a Rebus novel. The character’s farewell in Exit Music left the door open for his return, and for many, I’m sure that the five year wait has been excruciating.
It might be hard to comprehend what a phenomenon the character is. During my time working on a report on the Scottish Parliamentary system, I visited Edinburgh, the character’s home, in 2003. Buses were completely covered with advertisements for The Falls or whatever the Rankin book of that year was and, as I fell in love with the place, it was actually kind of difficult not to imagine it as Rebus’ town.
I enjoyed the first seven or eight of the Rebus novels, but Rankin wrote them seemingly faster than I could read them and I lost the race.
- 6/6/2012
- by Cameron Ashley
- Boomtron
I’ve long been convinced that in order for any American to lay claim to the title “nerd,” that American must take a crash-course in British comedy, around about the time of his or her adolescence. This is not just because that’s how things shook out for me, but I’ve noticed how thoroughly mired in British culture a lot of American nerds are, whether it’s Monty Python or Doctor Who. And one man who transcends comedy, and indeed any genre, is Stephen Fry, that British national treasure who is now turning his considerable powers to a caper-comedy.
Fry has lately been in the sights of crime-heads as it is with his handful of appearances on Bones as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. But Doors Open sounds like a project that is a little more appealing to, well, nerds.
Produced by Fry for the UK network ITV, Doors Open is...
Fry has lately been in the sights of crime-heads as it is with his handful of appearances on Bones as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. But Doors Open sounds like a project that is a little more appealing to, well, nerds.
Produced by Fry for the UK network ITV, Doors Open is...
- 4/12/2012
- by Jimmy Callaway
- Boomtron
Actor Dougray Scott is backing a campaign to save the U.K.'s most northerly air defence station in his native Fife, Scotland.
The Desperate Housewives star has joined singing siblings The Proclaimers, as well as author Ian Rankin, in rallying against plans to close down Raf Leuchars.
Bosses at Britain's Ministry of Defence are considering shutting the base as part of a Strategic Defence Review, but Scott fears the proposed closure will have a disastrous effect on the local community, reports Scotland's Daily Record.
He tells the publication, "The impact on Fife of closing the base would be extensive and long-term - it would affect jobs, schools, local services and community groups."...
The Desperate Housewives star has joined singing siblings The Proclaimers, as well as author Ian Rankin, in rallying against plans to close down Raf Leuchars.
Bosses at Britain's Ministry of Defence are considering shutting the base as part of a Strategic Defence Review, but Scott fears the proposed closure will have a disastrous effect on the local community, reports Scotland's Daily Record.
He tells the publication, "The impact on Fife of closing the base would be extensive and long-term - it would affect jobs, schools, local services and community groups."...
- 3/7/2011
- WENN
John Hannah has claimed that he was miscast as John Rebus in ITV's adaptation of the Ian Rankin novels. The actor told The Daily Record that many people considered him to be "a failure" in the part. "I liked the Rebus books, but I wasn't sure if I was right for it," he said. "Ian Rankin gave me his blessing though and I don't think I did a bad job. But I wasn't the critics' or fans' image of the character so it never really worked out." Hannah, who also produced the series, added that he had originally wanted Red Riding star Peter Mullan to play the title role. "ITV wouldn't commission him," (more)...
- 1/20/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Ian Rankin is my favorite author; has been ever since I cracked a copy of Dead Souls eight years ago and had a literary epiphany reading it. Since then, I’ve bought and read his complete works, even going so far as to travel to the UK just to complete my collection. An autographed copy of his Fleshmarket Close I bought on that trip occupies a vaunted spot above my desk. Needless to say, when I heard that there would be TV adaptations of Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, I was beyond thrilled…until they rebooted the adaptations, recast the roles, and started over. Why mess with perfection?
Of course, I was angry, but not angry enough to keep from being curious. Acorn Media has released three sets of new Rebus mysteries (in 2006, 2007 and 2008), and have provided this Rankin devotee with the first two to dissect. If you have never...
Of course, I was angry, but not angry enough to keep from being curious. Acorn Media has released three sets of new Rebus mysteries (in 2006, 2007 and 2008), and have provided this Rankin devotee with the first two to dissect. If you have never...
- 9/29/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
London, March 23 – The faces of Rebus creator Ian Rankin and singer Shirley Manson could now adorn the new Edinburgh trams, designed to highlight the culture of the Scottish city.
The celebs feature in a string of concept tram liveries unveiled by the city council recently.
The designs were published as project chiefs admitted more ground testing should have preceded the moving of underground pipes and cables from the tram route, which may now be finished two years late.
The council is planning special tram liveries for two of the 27-strong.
The celebs feature in a string of concept tram liveries unveiled by the city council recently.
The designs were published as project chiefs admitted more ground testing should have preceded the moving of underground pipes and cables from the tram route, which may now be finished two years late.
The council is planning special tram liveries for two of the 27-strong.
- 3/23/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Acclaimed Scottish author Ian Rankin is making his comic book debut with a tale featuring the occult detective John Constantine.
Rankin was made an OBE for services to literature and is the award-winning author of the Inspector Rebus detective novels.
His new graphic novel Dark Entries is a story in which a hit reality show called Haunted Mansion goes horribly wrong. When contestants are attacked, Constantine is hired to go into the house. Locked inside with a cast of wannabe celebrities, he has to find out who or what is behind the attacks.
Comic book writer Brian K. Vaughn, who penned Y: The Last Man, described Dark Entries as "a very clever, very modern new take on the old haunted house story."
Dark Entries is illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera and published by Titan Books on October 2, price £14.99.
Constantine was created by Alan Moore in the Swamp Thing comic and was then given his own series,...
Rankin was made an OBE for services to literature and is the award-winning author of the Inspector Rebus detective novels.
His new graphic novel Dark Entries is a story in which a hit reality show called Haunted Mansion goes horribly wrong. When contestants are attacked, Constantine is hired to go into the house. Locked inside with a cast of wannabe celebrities, he has to find out who or what is behind the attacks.
Comic book writer Brian K. Vaughn, who penned Y: The Last Man, described Dark Entries as "a very clever, very modern new take on the old haunted house story."
Dark Entries is illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera and published by Titan Books on October 2, price £14.99.
Constantine was created by Alan Moore in the Swamp Thing comic and was then given his own series,...
- 7/17/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/rovie/qotw5.gif Ian Rankin, a Scottish crime writer and friend to J.K. Rowling, recently spoke a little about the author to the Herald (http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/health/display.var.2512986.0.Rebus_creator_Rankin_speaks_out_on_life_booze_and_his_shame.php), referring to her as a 'steadying force' in his life. ---Quote--- On his friendships, Rankin said: "It makes me laugh, because people think we sit and talk about existentialism. We actually just sit and blether about the sorts of things everyone does, like the weather and the traffic." He described "Jo" Rowling as lighthearted and shy and a person who was more comfortable in the company of children than adults "She's very centred, though, and you'd never know she has all this money and fame. She's been round to ours for dinner and we've been round to hers.
- 6/11/2009
- by EmmaRiddle
- Snitchseeker.com
ITV3 is planning a crime drama-themed season culminating in its first Crime Drama Awards ceremony.
In the run-up to the autumn event the channel will air six programmes profiling authors including Colin Dexter, Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendell, Lynda La Plante, Val McDermid and P.D. James.
The shows will be followed by television dramas based on their books, such as Inspector Morse, Wire in the Blood and Rebus.
Viewers will vote for their favourite author while other awards . . .
In the run-up to the autumn event the channel will air six programmes profiling authors including Colin Dexter, Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendell, Lynda La Plante, Val McDermid and P.D. James.
The shows will be followed by television dramas based on their books, such as Inspector Morse, Wire in the Blood and Rebus.
Viewers will vote for their favourite author while other awards . . .
- 5/3/2008
- by Dave_West_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Dave West)
- Digital Spy
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