Overview
- The new series debuts at 9pm on Wednesday 5 November 2025 on BBC One, with episodes available on BBC iPlayer.
- Episodes will release weekly on BBC One rather than as a full box set on iPlayer, according to Jensen.
- DI Ruth Calder and DS ‘Tosh’ McIntosh investigate the death of retired social worker Eadie Tulloch as secrets surface in a close-knit village.
- Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell return with Steven Robertson and Lewis Howden, while Samuel Anderson joins as Procurator Fiscal Matt Blake and guest stars include Clive Russell, Ellie Haddington, Louise Brealey and Stuart Townsend.
- Levenwick stood in for the fictional Lunniswick during filming, which also required a replacement boat after the original vessel was sold, Jensen said.