A new series based on the best-selling Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin arrives on the BBC this week.
Simply entitled Rebus, it sees Outlander’s Richard Rankin take on the role of the troubled jazz-loving loner who is a genius when it comes to solving crime.
It also features Brian Ferguson (The Ipcress File, Spanish Princess) as John’s brother, Michael, and Lucie Shorthouse (Line of Duty, Ten Percent) as Rebus’s investigation partner, Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke.
But one of the biggest stars of the series is the city it’s set in - Edinburgh.
Scotland’s Capital was used to film the majority of the action, with a few locations in Glasgow also used (Byres Road in the city’s West End apparently features).
Here are the places you’ll be seeing on your television screen - and some other locations in the city important to Rebus.
It also features Brian Ferguson (The Ipcress File, Spanish Princess) as John’s brother, Michael, and Lucie Shorthouse (Line of Duty, Ten Percent) as Rebus’s investigation partner, Detective Constable Siobhan Clarke.
![The Oxford Bar or the ‘Ox’ as it’s also known as, is probably one of the most iconic locations Rebus spent his time and is also used as a filming location for the new BBC Rebus adaptation. In interviews, Rankin revealed that during his postgraduate years, he shared a flat with a student who worked part-time as a barman at the Ox. He noted that the pub's small and secluded nature perfectly mirrors the hidden, Jekyll and Hyde aspect of contemporary Edinburgh, often overlooked by tourists. A must-visit for Rebus enthusiasts, stepping inside allows one to envision Rebus himself, seated in a corner, deep in thought as he tackles one of his cases.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/17/8/08/oxford.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
5. The Oxford Bar
The Oxford Bar or the ‘Ox’ as it’s also known as, is probably one of the most iconic locations Rebus spent his time and is also used as a filming location for the new BBC Rebus adaptation. In interviews, Rankin revealed that during his postgraduate years, he shared a flat with a student who worked part-time as a barman at the Ox. He noted that the pub's small and secluded nature perfectly mirrors the hidden, Jekyll and Hyde aspect of contemporary Edinburgh, often overlooked by tourists. A must-visit for Rebus enthusiasts, stepping inside allows one to envision Rebus himself, seated in a corner, deep in thought as he tackles one of his cases. | Canva/Getty Images
![The Meadows is a large park to the south of the city centre and is used for everything from picnics to playing Quidditch (yes, there's a real game based on the sport played in Harry Potter). Filming crews working on the new Rebus series were spotted filming here. Ian Rankin would have probably seen them too - he lives in an apartment that looks over the park.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/17/9/14/Untitled%20design%20-%202024-05-17T100033.815.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. The Meadows
The Meadows is a large park to the south of the city centre and is used for everything from picnics to playing Quidditch (yes, there's a real game based on the sport played in Harry Potter). Filming crews working on the new Rebus series were spotted filming here. Ian Rankin would have probably seen them too - he lives in an apartment that looks over the park. | Canva/Getty Images
![In the books Rebus lives in the top-floor flat at 17 Arden Street - in the city's Marchmont area. Located near the Meadows, it's a popular neighbourhood with students at nearby Edinburgh University. Ian Rankin lived across the road when he was writing his first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/17/8/21/Untitled%20design%20-%202024-05-17T093724.993.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Arden Street
In the books Rebus lives in the top-floor flat at 17 Arden Street - in the city's Marchmont area. Located near the Meadows, it's a popular neighbourhood with students at nearby Edinburgh University. Ian Rankin lived across the road when he was writing his first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses. | Google Maps
![Oxford Terrace, in the city's plush West End, was home to Rebus' girlfriend Dr Patience Aitken in several of the earlier books. Rebus spent quite a lot of time at Oxford Terrace in Dead Souls, saying that staying there was to see "life on the other side of the tracks".](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/17/8/46/Screenshot%202024-05-17%2009.40.27.png.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Oxford Street
Oxford Terrace, in the city's plush West End, was home to Rebus' girlfriend Dr Patience Aitken in several of the earlier books. Rebus spent quite a lot of time at Oxford Terrace in Dead Souls, saying that staying there was to see "life on the other side of the tracks". | Google Maps