Better, Bigger And More Ambitious!

Star Douglas Henshall on how the latest series takes his hit crime drama to a whole new level...

- Elaine Reilly

NEW DRAMA

Shetland

TUESDAY / BBC1 / 9.00PM (WALES, 10.40PM)

With its wild and windswept backdrop and suspense-filled scripts, it’s little wonder that Douglas Henshall is proud of his crime drama Shetland.

Now a worldwide hit, the show returns for a fourth outing this week, and the small, often intense, Shetland community is troubled by the return of Thomas Malone, who went to prison for the murder of a local lass called Lizzie Kilmuir 23 years ago.

The courts believe Thomas’ conviction was a miscarriage of justice, but the locals remain convinced he’s guilty as sin. When another woman is murdered on the island in similar circumstances to Lizzie, less than 24 hours after Thomas’ return, it stirs up all manner of trouble for DI Jimmy Perez and his team…

Whether you’ve been watching Shetland since its debut in 2013 or about to dive in for the first time, Douglas, who plays brooding DI Perez, promises the new six-parter will gently grip your attention and not let go until the final frame.