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Nov 23, 2022 · It has been the burning question for all Shetland fans ever since Douglas Henshall announced he was standing down as DI Jimmy Perez. Who will takeover as the new lead for series eight of the much-loved crime drama? Now, after months of speculation, the wait is over.
- Shetland Season 8 Release Date
- Cast
- What’s The Plot?
- What Happened in Episode 1?
- What Happened in Episode 2?
- What Happens in Episode 3?
- What Happens in Episode 4?
- What Happens in Episode 5?
- What Happens in Episode 6?
Shetland season 8 started on BBC One on Wednesday 1 November, 2023, at 9 pm. The whole series has now aired and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. It arrived in the US on BritBox on Wednesday, 29 November, 2023. If you want more great shows to enjoy please check out our best BBC dramasguide.
Ashley Jensen stars as DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working for the Met in London. She says: "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining Shetland as DI Ruth Calder. It's such a hugely successful show and I am aware I have very big boots to fill since the departure of DI Perez, who was very much loved by fa...
The BBC teases: "The new series sees Met Police Detective Inspector Ruth Calder (Ashley Jensen), return to her native Shetland to retrieve the vulnerable witness to a gangland murder. Tosh (Alison O’Donnell) must pause her investigation into a string of mysterious animal deaths to help DI Ruth Calder find the witness before it’s too late. "However,...
Episode one opens with Ellen Quinn attempting to scam a man by going back to his and robbing him, but it takes a turn for the worse. She ends up being witness to his murder, and it’s revealed he was a police informant named Remis who has likely been taken out by a notorious criminal. Ellen is now involved and flees to Shetland, where DI Ruth Calder...
Episode 2 sees Calder and Tosh trying to figure out what happened to Ellen, and it soon transpires that perhaps her murder wasn't Nowak and Howell's doing after all and there is more to her death than meets the eye. The plot thickens when at the end of the episode Tosh attends the post-mortem on Ellen and finds she has a tattoo of the same symbol t...
Episode 3 is nothing short of chilling, and as Calder and Tosh's investigation into what happened to Ellen Quinn ramps up, the twists and turns just keep on coming. A strange corn doll turns up at the site where Ellen’s body was found, which soon leads them to the Knox family. They are instantly suspicious of the son, Tom, and when Ellen’s body is ...
Tosh and Calder grill Peter Ayre, their prime suspect in Ellen Quinn's murder. But while his ancient religious ceremony from the last episode has left everyone suspicious of him, it soon becomes clear that he has an accomplice when a box of letters is discovered in his house. When the police discover that Rosemary's boyfriend, Liam Kenmuir, has lin...
The penultimate episode of Shetlandsees Calder struggling in the wake of Cal's untimely death, but while she questions Bobby and later finds out Cal was dealing drugs with Neil, Tosh is closing in on the Sandat family after linking Ellen's death to the tragic passing of their young son, Akmal. At first Farida and Azir are adamant they aren't hiding...
With the knowledge that Ellen went home on the night she was killed, the police close in on the Bains, and it soon becomes clear some of the family know more about Ellen's final hours than others. After his suspicious trips to London to see Ellen, Bobby is Tosh and Calder's prime suspect, however, it soon transpires there is more to this story than...
Nov 1, 2023 · Fans might recognise Ross as having also played DI Jimmy Perez’s mother Mary back in 2014’s series two.
Mark Mainz. Douglas Henshall starred as Jimmy Perez for seven series of Shetland. It will see Jensen join series regulars such as Alison O'Donnell (DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh), Steven...
Nov 2, 2023 · She is playing DI Ruth Calder from series 8 and, like Jimmy, was born and raised on Shetland. Ruth is the daughter of a reverend and her estranged brother Alan is now the minister at the church and she has mixed feelings about returning after spending decades working in London.
Nov 9, 2023 · Alison O’Donnell as Tosh, Ashley Jensen as DI Ruth Calder. The question they’re all asking is, can Shetland survive the loss of Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Perez? After all, it was Henshall’s shrewd and quietly anguished performance which gave the show much of its allure.
Nov 8, 2023 · Long-time Shetland fans might recognise Ross as the same actor who played DI Jimmy Perez ’s mother Mary in series two’s “Blue Lightning” two-part finale. Mary Perez lived with her husband James...
