Published: October 25, 2024 — The BBC has released new pictures for hit murder-mystery drama Shetland, which returns for a brand new series on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Wednesday 6 November at 9pm.

A Silverprint Pictures production (part of ITV Studios) for the BBC, Shetland is loved by millions of fans, with last year’s series averaging seven million viewers across its run. Filmed earlier this year on the Shetland Isles and across Scotland, the new series will see Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell return reprise their roles as Detectives Ruth Calder and Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh.

Originally based on award-winning novels by crime writer Ann Cleeves (https://amzn.to/3Yio4l2), the new six-part series sees DI Calder (Jensen) – now a resident of the Isles – thrown in at the deep end after a friend of Tosh’s (O’Donnell) goes missing. The chilling tale of disappearances and death sparks a labyrinthine investigation for Tosh and Calder that challenges the line between the personal and professional.

The new series also sees the return of series regulars Steven Robertson (Sandy), Lewis Howden (Billy) and Anne Kidd (Cora), while acclaimed actors Ian Hart (Mr Bates VS The Post Office, Harry Potter, The Responder) and Vincent Regan (Traces, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Aquaman) lead the guest cast and can be seen in today’s first-look pictures.

Shetland series nine is written by lead writers Paul Logue and Denise Paul. Series nine is produced by Louise V Say (Dracula, Les Miserables) and directed by Andrew Cumming (Out of Darkness) and Ruth Paxton (A Banquet). Executive producers are Gaynor Holmes for the BBC, Kate Bartlett, Denise Paul and Paul Logue for Silverprint Pictures.

Shetland is part of a growing list of BBC dramas from Scotland, including Nightsleeper, Granite Harbour and the forthcoming Lockerbie and Lions. Shetland is internationally distributed by ITV Studios.

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Originally based on award-winning novels by crime writer Ann Cleeves

A Silverprint Pictures production (part of ITV Studios) for the BBC, Shetland is loved by millions of fans, with last year’s series averaging seven million viewers across its run.