Cast Interview
Three years on since he was cast as the lead role in SHETLAND, Douglas Henshall reflects on how he felt when he first arrived in Shetland and looks forward to what is in store. Read the interview with Douglas Henshall and Julie Graham.
Douglas Henshall stars as DI Jimmy Perez in SHETLAND, a murder mystery set against the stunning Scottish backdrop of the Shetland Isles. This series was adapted from the Shetland Quartet of books by award-winning author Ann Cleaves.
After the death of his wife, Fran, several years ago, DI Jimmy Perez moved back to Shetland to create a secure home for himself and his daughter Cassie. However, with Cassie now off to university in Glasgow, Perez finds himself having to re-evaluate his life. When a shocking new case—one that will take a terrible personal toll on him—demands his attention, the newly vulnerable Perez finds himself drawn back to his old stomping ground of Glasgow.
As they start to unpick this increasingly complex conspiracy, Perez is aided by, and becomes romantically involved with, enigmatic police official Asha. But he is unprepared for the ruthlessness of his adversaries, who are willing to take an appalling step to protect their interests: one that will have a devastating effect on them all.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode 1 airs Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m. - When a young man disappears on the Aberdeen to Shetland ferry crossing and a small boy ends up in intensive care, DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate; becoming convinced the two events are connected.
Episode 2: airs Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m. - DI Jimmy Perez is convinced that Michael Maguire is somehow implicated in the death of Robbie Morton. But with the investigation seemingly under threat before it’s even started, he faces an uphill battle to uncover the truth behind Maguire’s silence.
Episode 3: airs Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 p.m. - The murder investigation takes Perez and Tosh to Glasgow as they try to uncover the reasons behind Maguire’s brutal death and his connection to Robbie Morton. But old ghosts return to haunt Perez as his enemies try to prevent him from getting to the truth.
Episode 4: airs Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. - Perez and his team are determined to track down the person who helped Michael Thompson’s killer on Shetland. But the closer the team get to the truth in both Shetland and Glasgow, the more dangerous it becomes for all of them.
Episode 5: airs Thursday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m. - Perez struggles to deal with what has happened to Tosh as he continues to investigate the murders of Robbie Morton and Michael Thompson, but a shocking discovery finally leads him to the identity of who Thompson was going to testify against.
Episode 6: airs Thursday, Nov. 3 at 10 p.m. - As the investigation reaches its final stages, Detective Inspector Perez and his team discover the person responsible for the deaths of Robbie Morton and Michael Thompson is closer to home than any of them thought.
