The Worst Episodes of Rebus
Every episode of Rebus ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Rebus!
Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to circumvent the law to enforce it.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Rebus" is "Dead Souls", rated 7.1/10 from 400 user votes. It was directed by Maurice Phillips and written by N/A. "Dead Souls" aired on 9/13/2001 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Falls".
7.1/10 400 votes#1 - Dead Souls
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2001
Rebus is forced to juggle two complex cases when an old friend approaches him to trace her son, who has disappeared, and a former colleague is killed in a freak accident, which asks the question - did he kill himself or was he murdered?
Director: Maurice Phillips
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 238 votes#2 - The Falls
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2006
Rebus investigates a series of murders where the killer leaves distinctive clues by the butchered bodies of his victims.
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: Daniel Boyle
7.3/10 167 votes#3 - Fleshmarket Close
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2006
A Kurdish asylum seeker is murdered on a notorious Edinburgh estate in an apparent race-hate attack, but Rebus suspects there's more to it. A local MSP reports a missing Kosovan girl, last seen with a known criminal, who also seems to have vanished.
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: Daniel Boyle
7.5/10 316 votes#4 - Black and Blue
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2000
Rebus investigates when a number of women are killed with the same modus operandi as 'The Preacher', a prolific serial killer active in Edinburgh during the 1980s. But is a copycat killer at large, or has 'The Preacher' returned to finish what he started?
Director: Martyn Friend
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 238 votes#5 - The Hanging Garden
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/2001
Rebus investigates when an old friend, DI Jack Morton, is shot during an undercover operation at a pharmaceuticals factory which has become a hub for cocaine dealing and gun-running by a well-known mobster and his latest team of upstart thugs.
Director: Maurice Phillips
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 200 votes#6 - Mortal Causes
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2004
The motto of the Scottish kings - Nemo mi impune lacessit ("Don't Mess With Me") sets the tone for this story. It's payback time for DI John Rebus in his pact with the crime underlord Morris Gerald Cafferty for his finding the person who put Rebus' daughter in a life-threatening coma, the result of a hit-and-run accident. This time, it's Cafferty's illegitimate son who was "six-packed" and killed, and Cafferty is calling in his chips from Rebus. Rebus has to cope with a backdrop of gun running, jailbreaks, left- and right-wing extremists, nationalists and other splinter groups who are spouting racist philosophies, and imported white-power fanatics who are perpetrating hate crimes.
Director: David Moore
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 150 votes#7 - Black Book
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2006
The body of a missing prostitute is found, and the circumstances recall an unsolved murder from twenty years before. Rebus is convinced that the prime suspect from the earlier case has struck again.
Director: Roger Gartland
Writer: Daniel Boyle, David Kane
7.6/10 138 votes#8 - A Question of Blood
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2006
The detective angers his superiors when he tries to connect a member of Edinburgh's criminal fraternity to the shooting of two boys and a teacher at a local college. One of the victims turns out to be the son of Rebus's cousin, giving Templar the perfect reason to take him off the case. However, the copper is determined to trace a schoolgirl he is certain holds the key to the mystery.
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: Matthew Evans
7.7/10 146 votes#9 - Strip Jack
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2006
A charity campaigner is caught with a prostitute during a raid on a brothel. Rebus heads a double murder enquiry when the man's wife and another woman are found dead in connected incidents.
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 131 votes#10 - The First Stone
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2007
Rebus is called to investigate when the naked body of the Moderator Elect of the Church of Scotland is found in a local cruising spot with the body of a naked woman. Forced to deal with ongoing political battles between the church and its ministers, Rebus must solve the case in time for the gathering of the General Assembly.
Director: Morag Fullarton
Writer: Colin Bateman
8.0/10 140 votes#11 - Let It Bleed
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2006
A man shoots himself in the offices of an investment bank. Rebus is tipped off to a possible financial scandal, but his investigation is frustrated by powerful vested interests.
Director: Roger Gartland
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 149 votes#12 - Resurrection Men
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2007
Rebus is forced to attend a training course at police school following a public outburst, with his colleagues unaware that he is actually out to expose two corrupt police officers who have been running a protection racket, and could possibly be linked to the murder of a drug dealer.
Director: Roger Gartland
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 136 votes#13 - The Naming of the Dead
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2007
Rebus investigates when an unidentified body is found in the grounds of a local Edinburgh hotel which is due to play host to the World Trade Summit. When another body is found in the grounds of Edinburgh castle, Special Branch intervene and warn Rebus off the case.
Director: Martyn Friend
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 147 votes#14 - Knots and Crosses
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2007
Rebus finds himself being investigated by an old friend after a murderer walks free on a technicality. Matters are made worse when the suspect and his brother are found dead, and the prosecutor in the case is found to have been paid off to discredit Rebus and his colleagues.
Director: Roger Gartland
Writer: Roger Gartland