[Talking about the imminent prospect of his fictional detective, DI
John Rebus, having to retire from the force] He's now fifty-eight,
fifty-nine. And he has to retire at sixty. Questions have been asked in
the Scottish Parliament. There's a Fife MSP called Helen Eadie who
asked the Justice Minister if she could change the retirement age for
cops in Scotland so that Rebus could keep going. And I think Kathy
Jamieson said that probably people - real-life cops - wouldn't be too
happy about the retirement age changing for a fictional
character.
