Maggie Cliff

I’ve read every Rebus book and love Sir Ian Rankin’s style of writing. I’ve also watched every tv programme at least twice and while I thought John Hannah was ok my favourite was Ken Stott who caputured the part perfectly. I was so looking forward to the new BBC series but unfortunately I have mixed feelings after seeing episode 1. I thought Richard Rankin was great as a younger Rebus but could not come to terms with Ger Cafferty being so much older and Shiv working alongside our hero when we all know she was so much younger than Rebus. I also disliked the excessive use of the F word (I think that’s an age thing). I’ll watch the next episode but at present I’m not sure I’ll see out the series.