Rebusfest

[winterbadger]

I broke down and bought some of the Ken Stott Rebus series. I still say that John Hannah is the definitive John Rebus. But I like Ken Stott as an actor, and I love the really comprehenisve shooting that they do in and around Edinburgh. I watched several of them in the last couple of days, and I recognised all sorts of places, large and small (from St Giles and the Castle to the Malt Shovel in Cockburn Street and the Jinglin' Geordie in Fleshmarket Close). I even recognised a couple of places I've not actually been yet, only planned to--a short cut away from the Edinburgh action in "The Naming of the Dead" moves the story to East Lothian and shots of Bass Rock and North Berwick Law (waves to Rho).

I really can't wait to see Auld Reekie again. :-)

Comments

[verdandiweaves.livejournal.com]

Does it make you jealous if I say I quite often run into Ian Rankin at Society of Author events?( I wouldn't say I know him as a friend, but I do know him professionally.)

[winterbadger]

I don't know about jealous, but that's very cool! :-)

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

I'm the opposite, oddly, didn't rate Hannah too highly as Rebus but think Ken Stott has got him perfectly..

[ban-leodhasach.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough we were just discussing the Rebus programmes this weekend - and I was the only one who preferred John Hannah to Ken Stott, apparently everyone else thinks Hannah is too clean cut to play Rubus!

Haven't spotted the Bass Rock or North Berwick law in the series yet, however the building they use as the Police Station for the first series was directly opposite my old flat, I used to watch them film (sadly never managed to sneak into the shot as an extra!!)

[winterbadger]

I was the only one who preferred John Hannah to Ken Stott

I knew you were a girl after my own heart! :-)

Haven't spotted the Bass Rock or North Berwick law in the series yet

They're in the next to last ep (I think) of the third Ken Stott series. I'm still hoping to have you show me them some day. :-)