Share your thoughts on Reichenbach Falls, our one-off crime drama based on an idea by Ian Rankin.

Send your comment using the form on the right and we will publish a selection below.

Thank you for a programme that, at last, does not treat the audience as idiots. Gripping!
Hannah Appleton, Leigh, Lancashire

I loved the wit, scenery and the loud background music too! Great fun but with the shady Edinburgh edge. Of course it's a preview to the final Rebus. Big Ger versus Siobhan and the avenging angel in the form of Rebus!
Angie Mathews, Isle of Wight

This programme stopped me channel surfing and it was so good that I only needed BBC Four all evening. The first half is like a good but generic police drama with stereotypical characters, but then the whole thing is turned on its head which took me completely by surprise. It was a bit like watching Cracker or Dirty Harry and then dropping acid halfway through. Best and most original BBC thriller/drama for years.
Donald Hodgkinson, Crewe

This programme was a joy to watch - I could not fault it in any way and I would love BBC Four, (or One, Two or Three) to repeat it as soon as possible: it deserves a wider audience. Mysterious, gripping, funny (especially the fish fingers line!) and the best thing I've seen on TV in a long time.
Keith Davies, Neath, West Glamorgan

Best show I've seen for absolute ages. The subject of killing off a literary character is fascinating. People can actually experience grief as if they have lost a friend or loved one, so the writer must take this into consideration when they decide to terminate a long-running popular character, and to do this with the intention of resurrecting him solely as a money-making gimmick was delicious. From Holmes to Bobby Ewing we have seen characters brought back from seemingly terminal situations. A big thank you to Ian Rankin and the cast, especially Richard Wilson - a superb performance. More like this please.
Keith Leyland, St Helens

I just don't understand why most people seem to want to praise this stinker. A sub-Taggart storyline coupled with yet another oh-so-hoary-dramatic portrayal of Scots as disturbed, violent, moronic alcoholics, a tired cod-historical sub-plot, the usual middle class twits and token 'difference' cast members. Dreadful, clichéd rubbish and a total insult to the sensibilities, as well as intelligence. I would have added the F-word but apparently the BBC doesn't like it in the forums, despite them ramming it into our ears without any point or purpose after 9pm.
Ed Smart, Glasgow

If you know Edinburgh, and have read and loved all Rankin's Rebus novels, it is wonderful. What is it like for other poor souls?
Sue Davis, Sheffield

Exciting, intellectual and hysterically funny! Ok, so I'm an English and history teacher, but my sons, aged 16 and 11, enjoyed this drama as much as I did. Any drama which bridges the generation gap with as much sheer delight as this one has got to be a good thing. More like this please!
Mike Hunter, Edinburgh

Brilliant, something different and as a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, I thought the research into the background of this was first rate. Well done, more please.
Mhairi Cunningham, West Lothian, Scotland

Absolutely suberb with more twists than an Edinburgh wind. The acting was uniformly first rate with loads of allusions that kept me either chuckling in enjoyment or gasping as they sank in. Well done BBC: the literate TV programme is not dead.
Chris Hough, Pudsey

Although I'm an Ian Rankin fan, I went into this programme with an open mind. Within the first couple of minutes I was totally hooked. It was fast, funny, brooding and kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. It had just the right amount of humour mixed into the story. Great acting by the whole cast but in particular, Alec Newman as DI Buchan was excellent.
Linda Jones, Liverpool

A superb programme, well acted, wonderful locatations. But the programme was ruined by very loud background music which lasted almost the entire length of the programme. I almost at one point in the programme thought about switching my television off.
Stephen Tims, London

This was so good that we watched it again on Saturday night. When are you putting it on DVD? This was a great Edinburgh story with a superb cast. Great!
Johan Chalmers, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian

Wonderful, complicated drama. As an Ian Rankin fan and an exile from Edinburgh I loved all the Rebus connections and the appearance of Ian himself. I have raved about this drama to my friends and I do hope it will be repeated. It's great to know we can produce something of this calibre in Scotland.
Elaine Morris, Shetland UK

Really enjoyed it but am so hung up on what he was listening to in his flat when he was brooding. It sounded like a version of Al Green's L O V E - does anyone know? It was on vinyl.
Deb, Eastbourne, East Sussex

L O V E version was by Orange Juice, on their first LP You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.
James Mayor, Edinburgh

A wonderful drama from beginning to end with a superb cast and a very clever storyline! And so many aspects of Edinburgh culture, history and geography included: those who don't know the city might have missed some of them. Great to see Alastair Mackenzie playing Jekyll and Hyde as Jack Harvey and The Monkey.Thank you, BBC Scotland/BBC Four for this drama!
Caroline, Dunfermline, Fife Sussex

A very good play; great idea from Ian Rankin. I think the Yanks would have made a series of it. It was well directed with good performances from all the cast. I spotted "the monkey" immediately. Some nice one-liners and twists and definitely deserves more.
Jim Fenwich, Ruthin, N Wales

I woke up last night ridiculously early in the morning. Not wanting to get up, I thought that I would send myself off to sleep with some TV. Turning on BBC Four I caught Reichenbach Falls. What an amazing and fascinating story! Being a bit of an old fart, I enjoy anything with a historical slant, and this was right up my street. Thank you BBC Four: this is exactly the sort of stuff you need to keep licence payers on your side.
Ray Strangward, Rhyl, Denbeighshire

Loved it: best thing I've seen on TV in years, and as a Holmes/Conan Doyle fan I understood what it was all about (by the end). Very clever. Will Buchan ever get that monkey?
Steve, Edinburgh

I'm very pleased that BBC Four commissioned this quirky, post-modern drama one-off. The script and acting were top-notch, the direction, camerawork and editing exemplary. Also, as a native of Edinburgh it was great to see the multifaceted nature of the city shine through in the characters and their setting. Well done!
Chris, Edinburgh

A really enjoyable 'who done it', which made a change from all the cops and CIS type stuff. Made you think and was gently amusing. Thanks.
Josie D, Manchester

I can't quite believe how awful this show really was. I can't remember having seen any other drama with such poor scripting, wayward directing, dreadful editing and ludicrous lighting. They even managed to coax decent actors into terrible performances. This was like a poor student film. There was no internal logic or sense to the plot, and the reveals were farcical. Is this to be the standard of BBC Four drama? If so it's time to shut up shop and concentrate on the main channels. This script lurched between adolescent lecturing, hideous exposition and 1950s style American PI, except with no story or action. The hero was entirely passive with almost no character. What on earth was Conan Doyle up to? I think Ian R must have had a bad night in front of the bar for this one...
Brian Fallow, Birmingham

Fabulous drama - an imaginative, cleverly-slanted approach to a crime thriller! Beautifully shot, and a wonderful contrast between Buchan's stark existence and his actual 'reality'. Best BBC drama other than Life On Mars I have seen in years!
Rich, Birmingham

From the start it was like a young Rebus (the flat, the sidekick, the Oxford Bar) but it did not disappoint. The action was fast-moving and the acting superb, but what a twist at the end! Pity the series Rebus is not like this. Hope there will be more.
Mike Everett, Winsford

An excellent thriller: first class acting, with a touch of Ian Rankin to boot. DI Buchan was a young DI Rebus in the making.
Michael Stanley, Alveston, South Gloucester

Recently the only serious TV dramas set in Edinburgh seem to be 'dark and brooding'. This seems to be code for 'confusing and rubbish', which not only leave the viewer wondering what on earth is going on but also do not, in my opinion, portray Edinburgh as well as they could. The only good things about this particular programme was the camera work and editing. Part of the bridge scene at the end was filmed in Musselburgh and I had the opportunity to watch this from close quarters. The way the footage was cut into that shot at the Dean Bridge in Edinburgh was a masterpiece of filming and editing.
Stu, Musselburgh, UK

Top marks to BBC Four for this excellent, 'different' thriller. Direction, editing, photography, script were first class and the cast was so good. Have never seen Alec Newman before but was so impressed - a superb leading man but with loads of character. I loved it - inventive and imaginative.
Kathryn Glyn, Ipwich

Very entertaining. However to call it "an original idea" is perhaps stretching it just a wee bit. Flann O'Brien's novel At Swim Two Birds, written in the 1930s, has a similar theme albeit in reverse. Great fun all the same.
Michael Griffiths, Perth and Kinross

This had my head in a spin and reaching for the paracetemol after five minutes. I really wanted to like it, having spent seven years living in Edinburgh, but felt it was more of a writerly conceit than a credible dramatic piece. Credit to John McKay, though, for some great shots of the city.
Adam Maxwell, London

Fantastic. Complex, unpredictable drama with lots of nods to Mr Rankin's 'other' flawed cop. Is this Mr Rankin preparing us for the end of Rebus?
Ricky Henderson, Dumfries

Brilliant drama. Tight plot - totally unbelievable of course. Great acting all round. Congrats Beeb.
George Owenson, Dalgety Bay, Fife

I thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation of an 'idea' by Ian Rankin. The script writer, whose name unfortunately I did not make note of, must, like myself, be a Rankin fan! The premise was clever, direction excellent, and the black humour spot on. Unlike recent TV adaptations of the Rebus stories, Reichenbach Falls was true to the Rankin style. For those who may not know, Ian Rankin has written novels under the name Jack Harvey. And it was a clever touch having a Rankin book in Buchan's shelf, and to have the man himself appear at the book launch! Well done, BBC Scotland!
Ismay Woods, Newtownards, Co. Down

Brilliant drama! But it made me think - how worried is Ian Rankin about killing off Rebus?!
Elizabeth Lee, Edinburgh

Fabulous, I loved it. How wonderful to see our capital as the basis for this riveting drama. More please!
Mary Macfarlane, Gorebridge, Midlothian

Excellent! Clearly Ian Rankin, but in a new persona. Brilliant! Can we have more?
Richard Downes, Clydach, Swansea

I really wanted to like this, but sadly I was disappointed. The hard-boiled, world-weary cop is such a hackneyed character that even this attempt to break him out of the mould did not work. Marry this with the curious attempt at a sort of historical-tour-of-Edinburgh lite, and the resultant drama clunked like a car running on contaminated petrol. Also, the fictional character's self-awareness epiphany has been dealt with so much better elsewhere that this version came across as conceit. Still, hats off to BBC Four for trying something a bit different, even if it was riddled with clichés.
Stephen F Thomas, Leighton Buzzard

Clever writing, intriguing plot lines, twists and turns and nods towards literary sleuths! It's the best thing we have watched in ages.
Darren M Jones, Knaresborough

Clever. Ooo so clever. Very, very, very, very, very, very clever. But not thrilling. And not interesting. O dear me no. And I think it's 32 feet per second per second, actually.
Samsonioni, UK

Totally spoilt by the usual ignorance of science. Acceleration due to gravity is 42 feet/sec/sec. Come on! It's time humanities graduates learn to, at least, check their facts.
Ceri Bowen, Beddau, Wales

Enjoyed the programme, but it was almost ruined by the intrusive background music. I was constantly adjusting the volume control and almost switched off, because the dialogue and music were at the same level. Surely we have enough intelligence to follow the plot by dialogue and action without being prompted by unnecessarily loud music.
Bob Stirton, Prestwick, Ayrshire

The rave in the Radio Times set me on to this, and I wasn't disappointed. The best bit of telly since, oh - Doctor Who!
Barry Cronin, Manchester

The best I have seen on TV for some time - for a long time. More like it please!
Valerie Farrell, Birmingham

Class! More of this sort of thing please! Absolutely abstract, dark and completely engaging. Obviously though, a sequel to this particular story would be completely inappropriate!
Nicholas Sheridan, UK

As a resident it was fabulous to see a drama that truly fitted the magnificence of its setting. Wonderfully constructed drama, with excellent performances and direction throughout. Best thing I've seen so far this year, by a distance!
Jimmy Hutton, Edinburgh

Great stuff - thoroughly engaging, entertaining and original television. Well done all!
Robert Kealey, Richmond-upon-Thames

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