{"id":51601,"date":"2024-05-16T23:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2037502"},"modified":"2024-05-17T00:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T22:31:38","slug":"rebus-author-says-reboot-finally-gives-characters-freedom-to-breathe","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rebus-author-says-reboot-finally-gives-characters-freedom-to-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebus author says reboot finally gives characters \u201cfreedom to breathe\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ian Rankin says that he’s excited about the more long form approach for the new series. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 21:00 PM<\/p>

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Ian Rankin\u2019s iconic character John Rebus is no stranger to the small screen \u2013 with both John Hannah and Ken Stott having starred as the detective in a hit ITV drama that ran for four season between 2000 until 2007.<\/p>\n

But according to the author, the new BBC One reboot \u2013 which sees Outlander<\/a> star Richard Rankin take over the role \u2013 includes one key change that sets it apart from previous versions: a more long-form approach to storytelling.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> ahead of the new show\u2019s debut on Friday 17th May, Rankin explained: \u201cWhat I\u2019m excited about is that Rebus has never been done long form \u2013 they tended to do maybe one hour 45 minutes was a whole storyline, which meant that characters never got a chance to breathe and develop the way I would have liked him to the way they do in the books.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSo the fact the producers of this program, and indeed the screenwriter Gregory Burke, have taken it on as a long format is one big arc of a story. Covering you know, many hours is great.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s giving Rebus and the other characters and the City of Edinburgh and the themes they\u2019re trying to explore\u2026 it\u2019s given them some freedom to breathe, which I think the previous series was denied.\u201d<\/p>

The series follows the titular inspector as he\u2019s drawn into \u201ca violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality\u201d \u2013 leaving him torn between protecting his brother and enforcing the law.<\/p>\n

And Rankin has also teased that the new show will include its fair share of grisly moments, describing it as \u201cfull-on\u201d and \u201ca tough watch at times\u201d.<\/p>\n

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