TV series
He's a rabbit with a gun.
Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all. Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but these days his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Year of the Rabbit is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), Shout! Factory TV (Via Amazon Prime), and The Roku Channel in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all. Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but these days his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments.
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Episode 1
D.I. Rabbit's been chasing Victorian London's criminals for as long as he can remember but he's not as young as he was and his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments so he is given a fresh faced assistant straight out of university.
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Episode 2
Rabbit, Strauss and Mabel are on the case of a mysterious killer who takes the guise of the Brick Man, a mythical figure from London folklore. And Lydia emerges from the shadows with designs on Mabel.
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Episode 3
Gang warfare is raging in the East End. Wisbech sends Strauss and Mabel undercover, whilst Rabbit finds himself ostracised from the case due to his age.
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Episode 4
Rabbit, Strauss and Mabel are assigned to protect the visiting Crown Prince of Bulgaria. But there's a sniper on the loose
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Episode 5
Flora faces the gallows and Rabbit must save her - but there's the small matter of an armed siege at a match factory to deal with first
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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
Matt BerryDetective Inspector Rabbit
Freddie FoxDetective Sergeant Wilbur Strauss
Susan WokomaMabel Wisbech
Alun ArmstrongChief Inspector Hugh Wisbech
Paul KayeDetective Inspector Tanner
Ann MitchellGwen
Keeley HawesLydia
David DawsonJoseph Merrick, The Elephant Man
Channel 4United Kingdom
Objective Media GroupUnited Kingdom
All3MediaUnited Kingdom
Objective FictionUnited Kingdom
