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Craig, David (7 April 2023). "Shetland adds Downton Abbey, Holby City and Outlander stars to new cast". Radio Times . Retrieved 23 April 2023. Deft plotting, strong characters and the masterful evocation of a rugged landscape make this a splendid ending to an excellent series." Ann is the author of the books behind ITV's VERA, now in it's third series, and the BBC's SHETLAND, which will be aired in December 2012. Ann's DI Vera Stanhope series of books is set in Northumberland and features the well loved detective along with her partner Joe Ashworth. Ann's Shetland series bring us DI Jimmy Perez, investigating in the mysterious, dark, and beautiful Shetland Islands... Game Of Thrones star to join new series of Shetland". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 9 April 2015 . Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Nieuwe fictie op Eén: Shetland"[New fiction on One: Shetland]. Eén (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. In Shetland, the weather matters. Everyone knows which way the wind is blowing. In this book I hope to take you on a journey through a year in the life of the islands. You'll meet Shetland's people, celebrate its festivals and see how the flora and fauna change with the seasons. By the end I hope you'll understand why the place means so much to me."It's a long way from Shetland - but Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez is on the spot. His ex-wife, Sarah, has asked him to look into the case. The local gossips are saying that her new husband, Tom, was having an affair with Anna. Could Tom have been involved with her death? Sarah refuses to believe it - but needs proof ...

a b c Lobb, Adrian (19 March 2013). "Ann Cleeves interview for Shetland". The Telegraph . Retrieved 24 May 2016. Challenging to live on at the best of times, with the autumn storms raging, the island feels cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped, tension is high and tempers become frayed. My husband had just died and I sort of ran away to Devon for a bit. We were just talking about people we knew who had grown up in this fundamental Presbyterian sect. The West Country is a place where these kinds of sects are not unusual. Duncan Hunter: A local businessman from Shetland, who attended school with Jimmy Perez and used to be his close friend. His ex-wife Fran Hunter and daughter Cassie also live in Shetland.a b c Griffiths, Rosalind (9 April 2015). "Street closed for television crime series filming". The Shetland Times . Retrieved 9 April 2015. Beacom, Brian (21 March 2016). "Interview with Douglas Henshall, star of new film Iona". Herald Scotland. Glasgow . Retrieved 14 February 2017. An archipelago of more than a hundred islands, Shetland is the one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom. Its fifteen hundred miles of shore mean that wherever one stands, there is a view of the sea. It has sheltered voes and beaches and dramatically exposed cliffs, lush meadows full of wild flowers in the summer and bleak hilltops where only the hardiest of plants will grow. It is a place where traditions are valued and celebrated, but new technologies and ways of working are also embraced.

Pérez and Tosh's investigation leads them to Glasgow, where they hope to uncover the truth behind Maguire's brutal death and his connection to Robbie Morton. Old ghosts return to haunt Pérez, with his enemies trying to prevent him from getting to the truth.Winner of two Scottish Baftas: Shetland itself won best television drama, and Douglas Henshall, who plays detective inspector Jimmy Perez, was named best television actor. Director Jan Matthys (best director film/television) and Gaby Chiappe (best writer film/television) were also nominated. Series 4 Then an elderly woman is shot in a tragic accident in the middle of the night. Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called in by her grandson – his own colleague, Sandy Wilson. Willow and Jimmy are soon led to Sullom Voe, the heart of Shetland's North Sea oil and gas industry. In a community where traditional values are held very dear by some, the advent of new energies, even renewables, is not always welcome. It emerges that Markham was chasing a story in his final days. One that must have been - for someone - significant enough to warrant his death...