Posts Tagged ‘Ian Rankin’
Follow in the footsteps of Inspector Rebus: Filming locations around Edinburgh used in new BBC show
Inspector Rebus returns to our screens this month. And with much of the filming having taken place in Edinburgh, we take a look at some of the locations used in the show around the city. VisitScotland guide to follow in the detective’s footsteps. Grassmarket and Victoria Street The historic Grassmarket area of Edinburgh makes for the perfect filming…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Neil Lancaster: ‘Ian Rankin is the master of Scottish fiction’
The retired Met police officer turned author on being inspired by Ian Rankin, John Niven’s heartbreaking memoir and Tony Kent as the British David Baldacci. The first book I remember reading: When I was about ten, my sister was doing her English O’Levels, and one of the books she was being forced to read…
Read MoreIan Rankin: John Rebus returns for new BBC TV series
He is one of Scotland’s most beloved literary characters, and now Inspector Rebus will return to our screens this year after the BBC announced a new adaptation of Sir Ian Rankin’s best-selling novels. Outlander star Richard Rankin will play the lead role of Det Sgt John Rebus in the new six-part series which was filmed…
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