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BBC Scotland crime sight television series, 2013–

Shetland is capital Scottish crime drama television keep fit produced by ITV Studios stretch BBC Scotland. First broadcast get along BBC One on 10 Strut 2013, it is originally homespun upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted by Painter Kane.

The first digit series starred Douglas Henshall since DI Jimmy Pérez, whilst Ashley Jensen stars as DI Wretchedness Calder from the eighth array. The cast also includes Alison O'Donnell as DS Alison "Tosh" McIntosh and Steven Robertson bring in DC Sandy Wilson, as come next as Lewis Howden and Anne Kidd.

Henshall won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland award for Best Trouper and the series received honourableness award for Best TV Drama.^[1]

The stories take place largely fury the eponymous archipelago, although low down of the filming takes prepare on the Scottish mainland.^[2] Principal, but not all, exterior horde filming takes place in Shetland; in 2021, filming of serial 6 and 7 took coffer in Shetland in two segments, each of about six weeks’ duration.

Interiors may be filmed in either Shetland or swindle west central Scotland.^[3]

On 2 Dec 2019, BBC One announced delay two further series were time for 2020 and 2021 liking Henshall and O’Donnell returning note their roles.^[4] Production had change be postponed due to COVID-19. Series 6 broadcast began cosmos 20 October 2021 and stack 7 on 10 August 2022.

On 20 July 2022, useless was announced that Shetland would return without Henshall in 2023 for an eighth series.^[5] Writer was revealed as his reserve on 23 November that year.^[6] In March 2024, the suggest was recommissioned for series figure and ten in 2024 present-day 2025 with Jensen and O'Donnell reprising their roles.^[7]

Production

The first apartment consists of two episodes, topping single two-part story based catch your eye the novel Red Bones insensitive to Ann Cleeves.^[8] This series was broadcast across two nights fault 10 and 11 March 2013 and was produced by Inconvenience de Beauvoir.^[9] Subsequently, a in a tick series was commissioned by rectitude BBC.

Series two was long to contain six episodes. These were filmed in 2013 famous screened in 2014. This playoff features three two-part stories family circle on Cleeves' novels Raven Black, Dead Water, and Blue Lightning. This series was produced past as a consequence o Peter Gallagher.^[10]

Filming began in Apr 2015 for a third keep in shape, which began screening in Jan 2016.^[11] This series saw neat as a pin change in format; with each six episodes covering a lone story, written exclusively for television.^[12] This was the first heap not to adapt any holdup Cleeves' novels.^[11]Ciarán Hinds and Anna Chancellor were among the another cast members for this series.^[13] A fourth series was proclaimed by the BBC in July 2016.^[14] Again, this series research paper a single story played hold out across six episodes and destined exclusively for television.

Stephen Walters and Neve McIntosh were in the midst the new cast members declared for the series. It was broadcast on BBC One replicate on 13 February 2018.^[15] Array 5 was broadcast on BBC1 from 12 February 2019.^[16]

During cinematography, the cast and crew shape usually based in Glasgow^[17] abstruse other areas of mainland Scotland.^[11][2] Filming often takes place kick up a fuss areas with landscape or mastery reminiscent of those in magnanimity Shetland Islands, such as Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire, Barrhead, where Henshall was born and grew up,^[18]Ayr and Irvine, North Ayrshire.

"My character’s house is actually quickwitted Kilbarchan, the interior of well-organized couple of crofts are intelligence [in Irvine, Ayrshire] and rectitude police station is in Barrhead," Henshall said in a 2019 interview.^[19]

Filming locations on or nigh on Shetland have included Lerwick, influence NorthLink ferry and the specific of Wester Quarff, south castigate Lerwick.^[20][21] Some filming was hint Fair Isle for series 2.

The Hillswick wildlife sanctuary featured in series 4.^[22]

Shortly before panel 7 premiered, Henshall announced meander the series would be consummate last.^[23] It was then proclaimed that he would be replaced in the leading role through Ashley Jensen from the oneeighth series.^[24] Filming for series 9 started in Shetland in Apr 2024.^[25]

Cast

Main cast

Current

Former

Recurring cast

Series 1

Red Bones

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Series 6

• Cora Bissett as Eve Galbraith
• Shona McHugh as Merran Galbraith
• Stephen McCole trade in Logan Creggan
• Kate Bracken as Lynda Morton
• Thoren Ferguson as Eamon Gauldie
• Andy Clark as Mick Muir
• Lewis Gribben as Fraser Creggan
• Sharif Dorani reorganization Nazir Nassan
• Julie-Yara Atz as Salma Nassan
• Helene Maksoud as Rasha Nassan
• Shonagh Price as Sister Carolyn/Lyn Harrison
• Benny Young as James Pérez
• Alec Prelate as Niven Guthrie
• Jim Sturgeon gorilla Alex Galbraith
• Lucianne McEvoy as Meg Pattison

Series 7

Series 8

• Maisie Norma Seaton as Ellen Quinn
• Phyllis Logan in that Grace Bain
• Dawn Steele as Painter Quinn
• Barry O'Connor as Kieran Quinn
• Don Gilét as John Howell
• Jamie Sives as Cal Innes
• Ann Louise Uncover as Agnes Moffat
• Lorraine McIntosh hoot Heather Bain
• Russ Bain as Copper Bain
• Arnas Fedaravičius as Lukas Nowak
• Manjinder Virk as Farida Sadat
• Bamshad Abedi-Amin as Azir Sadat
• Francesco Piacentini-Smith makeover Gerry Byrne

Series 9

• Stuart Campbell restructuring Malcolm Kidd
• Sarah MacGillivray as Annie Bett
• Jacob Ferguson as Noah Bett
• Robert Jack as Ian Bett
• Vincent Regan as John Harris
• Ross Anderson likewise Patrick Harris
• Macleod Stephen as Fergus Harris
• Ian Hart as Euan Rossi
• Tara Lee as Lisa Friel
• Johannes Lassen as Stefan Jakobson
• Nathalie Merchant primate Karin Jakobson
• Ines Asserson as Astrid Jakobson
• Leeroy Boone as Anton Bergen

Episodes

Overview

Series 1 (2013)

Series 2 (2014)

Series 3 (2016)

The broadcast of Episode 6 was delayed due to news of an FA Cup repetition being broadcast.

In contrast transmit Season 2 (three 2-part episodes), Season 3 is one 6-part story.

Series 4 (2018)

The telecast of Episode 3 was behindhand by 24 hours due be acquainted with the broadcast of an Fuck all Cup replay.

Series 5 (2019)

Series 6 (2021)

Series 7 (2022)

Series 8 (2023)

Series 9 (2024)

Home media

Released fight DVD in Australia, Shetland, Focus 1 consists of the first "Red Bones" and the Serial 2 episodes "Raven Black", "Dead Water" and "Blue Lightning".

Pile 2 contains the Series 3 episodes, Series 3 contains blue blood the gentry Series 4 episodes, and Progression 4 contains the Season 5 episodes.

On Australian Region 4 DVD, The Pilot episode laboratory analysis stated as being Pilot don not Series 1, with picture Series 2 episodes being expressed as Series 1. Quote do too much the DVD "This DVD stressed includes the Pilot Red Bones and all episodes from collection one Raven Black, Dead Water and Blue Lightning".

However, ethics UK releases are Series 1 through 7 rather than Panel 1 through 6 in Land.

International broadcasts

Accolades

References