Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20080628 | SATURDAY PLAY: REBUS - BLACK & BLUE BY IAN RANKIN, DRAMATISED BY CHRIS DOLAN. 1/2. REBUS INVESTIGATES THE VIOLENT DEATH OF A NORTH SEA OIL WORKER IN EDINBURGH AND UNCOVERS POSSIBLE MOTIVES RANGING FROM GANGLAND INFIGHTING OVER DRUGS TO ECO PROTESTS AGAINST OIL EXPLORATION. BUT AS REBUS'S INQUIRIES TAKE HIM FROM EDINBURGH TO GLASGOW AND THEN TO ABERDEEN HE FINDS HIS INVESTIGATION OVERLAPPING WITH A MAJOR HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER WHO HAS STRUCK IN ALL THREE CITIES. PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: BRUCE YOUNG. The maverick detective investigates murders in three cities - could they be linked? Thrillers, mysteries, love stories and detective fiction. |
| 02 | 20080705 | SATURDAY PLAY: REBUS - BLACK & BLUE BY IAN RANKIN, DRAMATISED BY CHRIS DOLAN. 2/2. WHEN REBUS INVESTIGATES THE DEATH OF AN OIL WORKER HE BECOMES A SUSPECT IN THE POLICE HUNT FOR THE SERIAL KILLER KNOWN AS JOHNNY BIBLE. UNDETERRED, REBUS PURSUES BOTH MURDER INVESTIGATIONS BUT HE SOON BEGINS TO FEAR THAT THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR A SERIES OF UNSOLVED MURDERS IN THE 1960S IS ALSO TRACKING HIS ENQUIRIES. PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: BRUCE YOUNG. The maverick detective's hunt for the serial killer makes him a possible target. Thrillers, mysteries, love stories and detective fiction. |