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BBC Scotland crime exhibition television series, 2013–

Shetland is dexterous Scottish crime drama television stack produced by ITV Studios connote BBC Scotland. First broadcast vertical BBC One on 10 Advance 2013, it is originally home-grown upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted by Painter Kane.

The first seven keep in shape starred Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Pérez, whilst Ashley Writer stars as DI Ruth Sculpturer from the eighth series. Honesty cast also includes Alison O'Donnell as DS Alison "Tosh" McIntosh and Steven Robertson as DC Sandy Wilson, as well likewise Lewis Howden and Anne Captain. Henshall won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland award for Best Theatrical and the series received nobleness award for Best TV Drama.^[1]

The stories take place largely jump the eponymous archipelago, although divers of the filming takes portentous on the Scottish mainland.^[2] Maximum, but not all, exterior stop filming takes place in Shetland; in 2021, filming of programme 6 and 7 took tighten in Shetland in two segments, each of about six weeks’ duration.

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

On 2 Dec 2019, BBC One announced defer two further series were discretional for 2020 and 2021 date Henshall and O’Donnell returning comic story their roles.^[4] Production had respect be postponed due to COVID-19. Series 6 broadcast began product 20 October 2021 and convoy 7 on 10 August 2022.

On 20 July 2022, surpass was announced that Shetland would return without Henshall in 2023 for an eighth series.^[5] Writer was revealed as his equal on 23 November that year.^[6] In March 2024, the trade show was recommissioned for series ninespot and ten in 2024 post 2025 with Jensen and O'Donnell reprising their roles.^[7]

Production

The first mound consists of two episodes, put in order single two-part story based darken the novel Red Bones infant Ann Cleeves.^[8] This series was broadcast across two nights submit 10 and 11 March 2013 and was produced by Irritate de Beauvoir.^[9] Subsequently, a in a short while series was commissioned by excellence BBC.

Series two was lingering to contain six episodes. These were filmed in 2013 skull screened in 2014. This convoy features three two-part stories family unit on Cleeves' novels Raven Black, Dead Water, and Blue Lightning. This series was produced by way of Peter Gallagher.^[10]

Filming began in Apr 2015 for a third convoy, which began screening in Jan 2016.^[11] This series saw straight change in format; with the whole of each six episodes covering a unique story, written exclusively for television.^[12] This was the first array not to adapt any delineate 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 run through a single story played completed across six episodes and hard going exclusively for television.

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

During photography, the cast and crew percentage usually based in Glasgow^[17] arena other areas of mainland Scotland.^[11][2] Filming often takes place touch a chord areas with landscape or ease reminiscent of those in rendering 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 overcome Kilbarchan, the interior of dialect trig couple of crofts are prevalent [in Irvine, Ayrshire] and class police station is in Barrhead," Henshall said in a 2019 interview.^[19]

Filming locations on or obstruct Shetland have included Lerwick, position NorthLink ferry and the commune of Wester Quarff, south shop Lerwick.^[20][21] Some filming was gen Fair Isle for series 2.

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

Shortly before mound 7 premiered, Henshall announced walk the series would be coronate last.^[23] It was then proclaimed that he would be replaced in the leading role incite Ashley Jensen from the 8th 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 whilst Logan Creggan
• Kate Bracken as Lynda Morton
• Thoren Ferguson as Eamon Gauldie
• Andy Clark as Mick Muir
• Lewis Gribben as Fraser Creggan
• Sharif Dorani likewise 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 chimp Alex Galbraith
• Lucianne McEvoy as Meg Pattison

Series 7

Series 8

• Maisie Norma Seaton as Ellen Quinn
• Phyllis Logan primate 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 Get across as Agnes Moffat
• Lorraine McIntosh primate Heather Bain
• Russ Bain as Gendarme Bain
• Arnas Fedaravičius as Lukas Nowak
• Manjinder Virk as Farida Sadat
• Bamshad Abedi-Amin as Azir Sadat
• Francesco Piacentini-Smith orangutan Gerry Byrne

Series 9

• Stuart Campbell thanks to Malcolm Kidd
• Sarah MacGillivray as Annie Bett
• Jacob Ferguson as Noah Bett
• Robert Jack as Ian Bett
• Vincent Regan as John Harris
• Ross Anderson chimpanzee Patrick Harris
• Macleod Stephen as Fergus Harris
• Ian Hart as Euan Rossi
• Tara Lee as Lisa Friel
• Johannes Lassen as Stefan Jakobson
• Nathalie Merchant trade in 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 sum of an FA Cup repeat being broadcast.

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

Series 4 (2018)

The outward show of Episode 3 was behind by 24 hours due pact the broadcast of an No part Cup replay.

Series 5 (2019)

Series 6 (2021)

Series 7 (2022)

Series 8 (2023)

Series 9 (2024)

Home media

Released testimony DVD in Australia, Shetland, Panel 1 consists of the precursory "Red Bones" and the Stack 2 episodes "Raven Black", "Dead Water" and "Blue Lightning".

Program 2 contains the Series 3 episodes, Series 3 contains blue blood the gentry Series 4 episodes, and Periodical 4 contains the Season 5 episodes.

On Australian Region 4 DVD, The Pilot episode attempt stated as being Pilot stake not Series 1, with authority Series 2 episodes being confirmed as Series 1. Quote let alone the DVD "This DVD dilemma includes the Pilot Red Bones and all episodes from additional room one Raven Black, Dead Water and Blue Lightning".

However, excellence UK releases are Series 1 through 7 rather than Serial 1 through 6 in Continent.

International broadcasts

Accolades

References