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Shetland

  • TV Series
  • 2013–
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
21K
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Douglas Henshall in Shetland (2013)
DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
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A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.

  • Stars
    • Alison O'Donnell
    • Steven Robertson
    • Douglas Henshall
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    384
    25
    • Stars
      • Alison O'Donnell
      • Steven Robertson
      • Douglas Henshall
    • 180User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations

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    Alison O'Donnell
    Alison O'Donnell
    • DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh…
    Steven Robertson
    Steven Robertson
    • DC Sandy Wilson…
    Douglas Henshall
    Douglas Henshall
    • DI Jimmy Perez
    Lewis Howden
    • Sgt Billy McCabe…
    Mark Bonnar
    Mark Bonnar
    • Duncan Hunter
    Erin Armstrong
    Erin Armstrong
    • Cassie Perez
    Julie Graham
    Julie Graham
    • Rhona Kelly
    Anne Kidd
    • Cora McLean…
    Conor McCarry
    Conor McCarry
    • PC Alex Grant…
    Angus Miller
    Angus Miller
    • Donnie
    Neve McIntosh
    Neve McIntosh
    • Kate Kilmuir
    Lucianne McEvoy
    • Meg Pattison
    Fiona Bell
    • Donna Killick
    Julia Brown
    Julia Brown
    • Molly Kilmuir…
    Anneika Rose
    Anneika Rose
    • Maggie Kean
    Stephen Walters
    Stephen Walters
    • Thomas Malone
    Shauna Macdonald
    Shauna Macdonald
    • Rachel Cairns
    Stewart Porter
    • Sgt Billy McBride
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    • Trivia
      Actor Steven Robertson has said that one of the things he loves most about filming in the Shetland islands where he was born and grew up is that he can speak in the Shetland dialect. When he uses the dialect and some Shetland words down south, nobody can understand him.
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    9/10
    Brilliant, intriguing suspense! Prepare to love Jimmy Perez, the opposite of the corrupt, dark, tormented detective! This is noir with humanity!
    There are few detective stories where the main character is not only a deductive, sharp-minded person, but also an honest, justice-loving, decent guy without a tormented past, or weaknesses, or complex moral contradictions. (I think of Foyle, who is also such a good guy and father, or Lewis, also in this vein.)

    Here we have Jimmy Perez, which is so well performed and written that you simply fall for him and his humanity, though the cases often portray damaged people or bitter crimes.

    I always say farewell to each season eagerly waiting for next year, so we can resume our tremendously pleasant and thrilling engagement with Shetland, their people and the characters in this show.

    Plus the landscapes and the atmosphere, which are enthralling and make you yearn for the place even if you've never been there.

    It is not a fast-action show, but very thrilling with a brilliant management of suspense, the whole who-dunnit thing and the gradual unveiling of the truth shared by the team. If you like detective series, really give it a try. It deserves a huge audience!
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    FAQ3

    • How is Duncan related to DI Perez's daughter? It is mentioned in the first episode "Red Bones" that Duncan left her when she was an infant. How is that possible when Perez and his wife are the parents? And who is Duncan's wife Mary?
    • Just started watching Series 4. LOVE this show but I would love to know how it is that D.I. Perez affords a new car every year. :D
    • Why don't we see DIs and policemen carrying guns in the series?

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 設得蘭謎案
    • Production companies
      • ITV Studios
      • Silverprint Pictures
      • BBC Scotland
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      1 hour
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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