The bad news is that the end result is still not quite satisfying. If the four-part Black and Blue is anything to go by, then the good news is that they have succeeded in staying faithful to the source material, retaining the above-mentioned elements and shying away from a sanitized or dumbed-down approach. With its gritty subject matter, labyrinthine plotting, mordant humor, and strong sense of character and place, Rankins work has always seemed ripe for screen adaptation, so it is no surprise that those bright sparks at the BBC have produced a series based on the Rebus novels. If one of Welshs drug addict characters were to lose his "Lust for Life" and turn up dead in a Leith dumpster, it would be someone bearing a striking resemblance to Rebus who would most likely be called upon to investigate. Any fan of Welshs novel, or the 1995 film from which it was adapted, will feel right at home with Rankin. His beat is the citys dark underbelly, the very real demi-monde of drugs, vice, and organized (and disorganized) crime brought to the worlds attention by Irvine Welshs Trainspotting.
Although he works in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, he doesnt get to spend much time enjoying the scenery. An Edinburgh police officer, Rebus is also a lonely, jaded misanthrope and a passionate connoisseur of his native lands full range of alcoholic drinks. Over the past fifteen years, Scottish crime novelist Ian Rankin has built a sizeable body of work, and a strong literary reputation, chronicling the work of Detective Inspector John Rebus.
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