DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
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Troubled by historical DNA evidence results, Perez has to face the fact that Duncan may have been involved in Lizzie Kilmuir's murder and potentially Sally McColl's as well.
S3.E5
Tosh's reappearance takes the investigation into a new direction, raising more questions about events in Shetland and Glasgow.
S3.E6
Perez discovers that the person responsible for Robbie and Michael's deaths is closer to home than he had thought.
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| Douglas Henshall | ... | DI Jimmy Perez 26 episodes, 2013-2019 | |
| Alison O'Donnell | ... | DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh / ... 26 episodes, 2013-2019 | |
| Steven Robertson | ... | DC Sandy Wilson / ... 26 episodes, 2013-2019 | |
| Erin Armstrong | ... | Cassie Perez 23 episodes, 2013-2019 | |
| Mark Bonnar | ... | Duncan Hunter / ... 23 episodes, 2013-2019 | |
| Julie Graham | ... | Rhona Kelly 22 episodes, 2014-2019 | |
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Lewis Howden | ... | Sgt Billy McCabe / ... 20 episodes, 2013-2019 |
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Anne Kidd | ... | Cora McLean 14 episodes, 2014-2019 |
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Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing. Set against a hauntingly beautiful landscape, Shetland is based on the best selling books such as Red Bones, Raven Black, Dead Water and Blue Lightning. Written by ahmetkozan
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scotland | location in title | shetland islands scotland | police investigation | police detective |Parents Guide:
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On Monday, 2nd December 2019 the British Broadcasting Corporation announced that it has commissioned a 6-episode sixth series of the crime drama to be filmed in 2020 and a 6-episode seventh series to be filmed in 2021. See more »
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The recipe for comfort-detective-television is well established, starting with a community that is close-knit, picturesque and cursed with an improbably high murder rate, and adding a brooding, lonely, middle-aged male detective. And to an extent, 'Shetland' is pure formula milk. But there's something in the spectacular landscape that makes the stories affecting; and even if the role is thin, Douglas Henshall manages to invest it with a convincing, emotional gravitas that goes beyond what's written in the script. The plots aren't too bad either, although the low-key style (reiminiscent of the BBC version of 'Wallander') tends to defuse their dramatic effect. If allowed to run too long, this series will doubtless stale; but for the moment, it's still feels fresh, and as raw as the harsh Shetland climate.