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Shetland
Series title over a view of the sea and cliff
GenreMystery
StarringDouglas Henshall
Alison O'Donnell
Steven Robertson
Mark Bonnar
Julie Graham
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish (local/regional Scottish)
No. of series3
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyITV Studios for BBC Scotland
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release10 March 2013 (2013-03-10) –
present

Shetland is a BBC Scotland crime drama television series starring Douglas Henshall as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez. The story takes place on the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, though much of the filming was done on the Scottish mainland,[1] with some on location in Shetland.[2]

Production History

The first series consists of two episodes as a pilot – a single two-part story based on the novel Red Bones by Ann Cleeves.[3][4] It was broadcast on 10 and 11 March 2013. Subsequently, a full second series was commissioned by the BBC. Series two contains six episodes, filmed in 2013 and screened in 2014. It features three two-part stories based on Ann Cleeves' novels Raven Black, Dead Water and Blue Lightning.[5] Filming began in April 2015 for a third series which began screening on 15 January 2016.[6]

Cast

Main cast

  • Douglas Henshall as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez (Series 1–)
  • Alison O'Donnell as Detective Constable/Detective Sergeant Alison 'Tosh' MacIntosh (Series 1–3)
  • Steven Robertson as Police Constable/Detective Constable Sandy Wilson (Series 1–)
  • Stewart Porter as Sgt Billy McBride (Series 1–)
  • Erin Armstrong as Cassie Perez (Series 1–)
  • Mark Bonnar as Duncan Hunter (Series 1–)
  • Anne Kidd as Cora McLean (Series 2–)
  • Julie Graham as Rhona Kelly (Series 2–)

Additional cast

Series 1

  • Sandra Voe as Mima Wilson
  • Claire Rafferty as Anna Haldane
  • Jim Sturgeon as Ronald Haldane
  • Gemma Chan as Hattie James
  • Lindy Whiteford as Jackie Haldane
  • James Greene as Andrew Haldane
  • Martin Wenner as Professor Paul Berglund
  • Alexander Morton as Joseph Wilson

Series 2

Series 3

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

The first series was produced by Sue de Beauvoir.

Overall
No. 		Series
No. 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[7]
11"Red Bones – Part 1"Peter HoarDavid Kane10 March 2013 (2013-03-10)7.97
22"Red Bones – Part 2"Peter HoarDavid Kane11 March 2013 (2013-03-11)5.68

Series 2 (2014)

The second series was produced by Peter Gallagher.

Overall
No. 		Series
No. 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[8]
31"Raven Black – Part 1"John McKayGaby Chiappe11 March 2014 (2014-03-11)6.37
42"Raven Black – Part 2"John McKayGaby Chiappe18 March 2014 (2014-03-18)6.16
53"Dead Water – Part 1"David MooreDavid Kane25 March 2014 (2014-03-25)5.56
64"Dead Water – Part 2"David MooreDavid Kane1 April 2014 (2014-04-01)5.53
75"Blue Lightning – Part 1"Stewart SvaasandRichard Davidson8 April 2014 (2014-04-08)5.29
86"Blue Lightning – Part 2"Stewart SvaasandRichard Davidson15 April 2014 (2014-04-15)5.33

Series 3 (2016)

A third series began filming in 2015,[6] with Douglas Henshall returning as Jimmy Perez, joined by Game Of Thrones star Ciaran Hinds, Anna Chancellor and Julie Graham.[9] The series will consist of six episodes, telling a single full-length story.[10] The third series does not adapt any of Cleeves' existing books.

Overall
No. 		Series
No. 		Title Directed by Written by UK air date UK viewers
(million)[8]
91"Episode 1"Thaddeus O'SullivanGaby Chiappe15 January 20166.82
102"Episode 2"Thaddeus O'SullivanRobert Murphy22 January 20166.02
113"Episode 3"Thaddeus O'SullivanRobert Murphy5 February 20165.69
124"Episode 4"Jan MatthysGaby Chiappe and Alexander Perrin12 February 20165.77
135"Episode 5"Jan MatthysGaby Chiappe19 February 20165.90
146"Episode 6"Jan MatthysRobert Murphy4 March 2016[11]TBA

International Broadcasts

  • Belgium: The programme began airing on Flemish public broadcaster VRT's main channel, één, in October 2015.[1]
  • Sweden: Swedish public broadcaster SVT started airing the 3rd series in January 2016 on their primary network SVT1.[2]
  • Denmark: Danish network Danmarks Radio began showing Shetland in October 2015.[3]
  • Germany: The series will begin airing on Das Erste at the end of March 2016.[4]
  • Finland: Viewers in Finland were able to start watching the show from August 2015 on public broadcaster YLE's main TV1 channel, where the show was titled "Shetlandsaarten murhat".[5]
  • Netherlands: Shetland is aired as part of the 'Detectives' series from KRO on the Dutch public broadcasting service NPO.[6]
  • Norway: Shetland is aired on public broadcaster NRK.[7]
  • Slovenia: The programme began airing in Slovenia on public broadcaster RTVSLO in July 2015.[8]
  • New Zealand: The programme began airing in New Zealand on Vibe in January 2016.[9]

References

  1. ^ English, Paul (2 March 2013). "Scottish actor Douglas Henshall on the perks of filming new BBC crime drama Shetland.. in & around Glasgow". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ "There's been a murrrder: Shetland returns to BBC One", Sarah Clark, Visit Scotland, 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ Griffiths, Rosalind (22 November 2012). "Cleeves' new BBC drama gets premiere screening at Mareel". The Shetland Times. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ Midgley, Neil (11 March 2013). "Shetland, BBC One, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (3 April 2013). "'Shetland' gets full six-part series on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Street closed for television crime series filming". The Shetland Times. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  7. ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/
  8. ^ a b "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB.
  9. ^ "Game Of Thrones star to join new series of Shetland". The Scotsman. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Shetland Stories". Ann Cleeves (www.anncleeves.com). Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/09/shetland
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