Shetland (2013)

Genre

thriller television series

Country

Scotland

Length

10 seasons, 56 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 209 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates serious crimes on the remote Shetland Islands. The cases often involve the local community and the stark landscape.

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What happens

Shetland is a British crime drama television series produced by ITV Studios for BBC Scotland. First broadcast on BBC One on 10 March 2013, it is originally based upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted by David Kane. Douglas Henshall starred as DI Jimmy Pérez in the first seven series, while Ashley Jensen portrayed DI Ruth Calder from the eighth series. Henshall won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland award for Best Actor and the series received the award for Best TV Drama. The stories take place largely on the eponymous archipelago, although some of the filming takes place on the Scottish mainland. Most, but not all, exterior location filming takes place in Shetland; in 2021, filming of series 6 and 7 took place in Shetland in two segments, each of about six weeks’ duration. Interiors may be filmed in either Shetland or in west central Scotland. On 2 December 2019, the BBC announced two further series for 2020 and 2021 with Henshall and O’Donnell both returning but production was postponed due to COVID-19. Series 6 began broadcast on 20 October 2021 and series 7 on 10 August 2022. On 20 July 2022, Henshall's departure was announced with Jensen revealed as his replacement. A ninth and tenth series with Jensen and O'Donnell was commissioned in March 2024. Series 10 of Shetland began airing on 5 November 2025. It will be followed by an eleventh series which will be the final to star Alison O'Donnell who announced her departure on 12 June 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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