Dougie departs Shetland
The seventh series of Shetland will be the last to feature Douglas Henshall following a recent announcement that he is retiring from the role as DI Jimmy Perez.
“After series five, scriptwriter David Kane and I decided we wanted to do two more series to complete the story of Jimmy Perez,” explains the actor. “So series six and seven were commissioned together to give us time to wrap up Perez’s story to a satisfactory end.
“It’s been one of the privileges of my career to play him for almost 10 years and to work with so many wonderful people, and also to spend so much time in Shetland.”
But fans have been assured the show will go on.
BBC Drama’s Gaynor Holmes said: “We will miss him enormously but we’re extremely excited about the plans we have for bringing more of this much loved drama to audiences.”
What the future holds for Tosh, Sandy and the others is anybody’s guess, but fans will no doubt be enthralled by their final case, which involves new residents Rachel and Danny Cairns, who moved to Shetland for a fresh start following their son Connor’s breakdown.
But Connor has now disappeared, and the family are worried that history may be repeating itself – although Perez thinks they have something to hide.