Shetland is a BBC Scotland crime drama television series starring Douglas
Henshall as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez.
From acclaimed crime author Anne Cleeves (Vera), comes the bestselling
detective series set in the remote, wild beauty of the Shetland Isles.
So far north, there are nights where it is never completely dark. On one such
endless day a teenage girl is murdered and it is up to DI Jimmy Perez to shed
light on the killing. Only recently returned to his native island, Perez finds
it hard to break through the suspicion and fear of a community not used to
locking its doors but who are now facing the reality of a killer in their
midsts. Helping Jimmy is DS McIntosh, an outsider from Glasgow, and TDC Wilson,
a life-long Shetlander. Lacking the resources of a mainland police force, Jimmy
and his team must navigate the traditions and unspoken rules of the close knit
community. Premièring in the UK with 8 million viewers, Shetland is sure to be
part of the landscape for a while yet.