Shetland: Episode 3.1
BBC One
15 January 2016
Crime Drama
DVD
B
Recurring cast:
- Erin Armstrong as Cassie Perez
- Victoria Balnaves as Callum's Mother
- Marnie Baxter as Jenny Belshaw
- Mark Bonnar as Duncan Hunter
- Benjamin Cawley as Edison
- Kate Donnelly as Grace
- Michael Dylan as Martin the Hospital Porter
- Julie Graham as Rhona Kelly
- Jack Greenlees as Craig Cooper
- Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Perez
- Ciarán Hinds as Michael Maguire
- Lewis Howden as Billy McCabe
- John-Paul Hurley as Davy Neville
- Anne Kidd as Cora McLean
- Bryan Larkin as the Gunman
- James Michie as Lowrie
- Alison O'Donnell as DS Alison "Tosh" McIntosh
- Colette O'Neil as Bella
- Archie Panjabi as Asha Israni
- Saskia Reeves as Freya Galdie
- Steven Robertson as DC Sandy Wilson
- Struan Rodger as Alec
- Andrew Rothney as Robbie Morton
- Lewis Russell as Callum Peerie
- Brandon Scott as Logan
- Georgia Simpson as Marnie
- Sara Vickers as Leanne Randall
Also, Siu Hun Li would return as the Ferry Chef but he's uncredited. If Man on Beach Ralph Riach looks familiar, it's because he was TV John McIver on Hamish Macbeth about twenty years earlier.
This reminded me of Broadchurch in that the characters are at least as important as the mystery, and the scenery is stunning, although scenery and characters are very different here of course. I'm not saying this will necessarily be on the level of Broadchurch, but I knew instantly that this was one of the best shows I'd seen in awhile, admittedly not with much competition lately. Although this kicks off the third year of the show, I didn't really have trouble getting my bearings about the relationships of the regulars, although there may be nuances I'm missing. As for the mystery, it's a good one (and not overly gory, despite a corpse) and I'm definitely curious to see how it plays out.
This is one of seven Shetland episodes written by Gaby Chiappe and one of six written by Robert Murphy, and the series is based on the books of Ann Cleeves. Thaddeus O'Sullivan directed the next two as well.
This reminded me of Broadchurch in that the characters are at least as important as the mystery, and the scenery is stunning, although scenery and characters are very different here of course. I'm not saying this will necessarily be on the level of Broadchurch, but I knew instantly that this was one of the best shows I'd seen in awhile, admittedly not with much competition lately. Although this kicks off the third year of the show, I didn't really have trouble getting my bearings about the relationships of the regulars, although there may be nuances I'm missing. As for the mystery, it's a good one (and not overly gory, despite a corpse) and I'm definitely curious to see how it plays out.
This is one of seven Shetland episodes written by Gaby Chiappe and one of six written by Robert Murphy, and the series is based on the books of Ann Cleeves. Thaddeus O'Sullivan directed the next two as well.
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