BBC drama Shetland is back for series 8 with a thrilling, new six-part tale, as Met detective Ruth Calder returns to the Isles where she grew up, hot on the trail of a witness to a gangland murder
Following DI Jimmy Perez's decision to leave Shetland at the end of series seven, there's a new detective in town.
"However, she’s very much an urban detective and is resentfully drawn back to Shetland. This case makes her confront herself, her past and the things that pulled her away from her home in the first place. Ruth is played by Ashley Jensen who is instantly recognisable from her roles in Ugly Betty as Christina McKinney, Mayflies as Anna, After Life as Emma and Agatha Raisin as the title character.DI Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh – Alison O’Donnell Returning for series 8 is Alison O'Donnell as Tosh, a much-loved member of the Shetland police team.
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