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Shetland Sets November 5 Return as Jensen, O'Donnell Lead Series 10

New cast insights highlight a deepening Calder–Tosh partnership alongside real-world travel snags of remote-island production.

Overview

  • BBC One schedules the six-part tenth series for Wednesday, November 5 at 9pm, with previous seasons available on iPlayer.
  • The case opens with the murder of retired social worker Eadie Tulloch in the isolated hamlet of Lunniswick, where secrets and a personal link strain team loyalty.
  • Alison O'Donnell says Tosh enters a 'catastrophic' crisis of faith in policing, revealing a tougher side viewers have not seen before.
  • Stuart Townsend appears as Ed, Eadie's son, with a suggested romantic thread involving DI Ruth Calder that raises concern for Tosh.
  • Ashley Jensen recounts a weather-forced flight diversion to Orkney and an unexpected overnight in Aberdeen, and describes filming a scene with real fish for added realism.