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Black and Blue
Season 1, Episode 1
World-weary detective inspector John Rebus goes on the trail of a copycat serial killer, only to be taken off the case pending an inquiry into the death of a convicted murderer he helped put behind bars 15 years earlier. Crime drama based on the books by best-selling author Ian Rankin, starring John Hannah, Jim Norton, Ewan Stewart, Sara Stewart and Joanna Roth
subtitles
16x9
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Hannah
(Actor)
.. DI John Rebus
Jim Norton
(Actor)
.. Ryan Slocum (The Preacher)
Ewan Stewart
(Actor)
.. DI Jack Morton
Sara Stewart
(Actor)
.. DCI Gill Templer
Joanna Roth
(Actor)
.. Eve Kendall
Stuart Hepburn
(Actor)
.. D Supt McCaskill
Gayanne Potter
(Actor)
.. DS Siobhan Clarke
Clare McCarron
(Actor)
.. Angie Riddell
David Lyon
(Actor)
.. Lawson Geddes
Robert McIntosh
(Actor)
.. Lenny Spaven
Lewis Howden
(Actor)
.. DI Ormond
Fish
(Actor)
.. Barry Judd
Jenny Foulds
(Actor)
.. Joanne McKenzie
Stevie Hannan
(Actor)
.. Paul Martin (The Disciple)
David Gallagher
(Actor)
.. D Supt Grogan
Martyn Friend
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Hannah
(Actor)
.. DI John Rebus
Born:
April 23, 1962
in
East Kilbride, Scotland
Best Known For:
Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Early-life:
Born April 23, 1962, in East Kilbride, Scotland. He's the youngest of three children and has two older sisters. Hannah started his working life as an electrician and also spent time on a market stall before turning to acting on the advice of a friend: 'I was always rabbiting on about something or other,' says Hannah. 'He said: 'You may as well get paid for talking. Why don't you take it up?'' He then enrolled at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.
Career:
Hannah's TV debut came in 1987's Brond. He continued to work on the small screen in such projects as Bookie, Harbour Beat, Taggart, and Paul Calf's Video Diary, and in the theatre, until Four Weddings and a Funeral catapulted him to stardom in 1994. Small screen success followed with Out of the Blue and McCallum. He also starred in Rebus, which was made by his own company, Clerkenwell Films. His movie hits include Sliding Doors, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, and The Hurricane. Other credits include Sea of Souls, Cold Blood, Spartacus: War of the Damned, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Damages and A Touch of Cloth.
Quote:
'If you cut me in half you'd still see the words East Kilbride written through me like a stick of rock.'
Trivia:
He has supported the Epilepsy Association of Scotland and Oxfam's Cut Conflict Campaign. His nephew, Rory Hannah, is also an actor.
Jim Norton
(Actor)
.. Ryan Slocum (The Preacher)
Ewan Stewart
(Actor)
.. DI Jack Morton
Sara Stewart
(Actor)
.. DCI Gill Templer
Joanna Roth
(Actor)
.. Eve Kendall
Stuart Hepburn
(Actor)
.. D Supt McCaskill
Gayanne Potter
(Actor)
.. DS Siobhan Clarke
Clare McCarron
(Actor)
.. Angie Riddell
David Lyon
(Actor)
.. Lawson Geddes
Robert McIntosh
(Actor)
.. Lenny Spaven
Lewis Howden
(Actor)
.. DI Ormond
Fish
(Actor)
.. Barry Judd
Jenny Foulds
(Actor)
.. Joanne McKenzie
Stevie Hannan
(Actor)
.. Paul Martin (The Disciple)
David Gallagher
(Actor)
.. D Supt Grogan
Martyn Friend
(Director)
