The Oxford Bar of police officers drink there. In "Dirty Work: Ian Rankin and John Rebus Book-By-Book", Ray Dexter and Nadine Carr note that the Oxford Bar would be an improbable local for Rebus due to its geographical location. Other visitors to the bar have included actor Sean Connery and author Colin Dexter. Quintin Jardine's 2009 Bob Skinner novel, "Fatal Last Words", also mentions the Oxford Bar considerably, again due to the connection with the local police force drinking there. There are a few other nods to Rankin too. The Oxford Bar The Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street,
Inspector Rebus on any of the Rankin novels. It was entitled "The First Stone". Ron Donachie starred as Rebus in BBC Radio 4's dramatizations of "The Falls" (2003), "Resurrection Men" (2004), "Black and Blue" (2008), "Strip Jack" (2010), "The Black Book" (2012), "Set in Darkness" (2014) and "A Question of Blood" (2016), having previously played Rebus's Chief Constable in the TV series. A brand new story written for the stage by Ian Rankin and adapted by playwright Rona Munro titled "Rebus: Long Shadows" will premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 20 September to 6 October 2018 before touring the UK. The