TV News: Shetland returns to BBC One

Shetland starring Douglas Henshall and based on Ann Cleeves's novels returns to BBC One on 11 March at 9pm with the first of six episodes. The six episodes are split into three two-parters of the books, Raven Black, Dead Water and Blue Lightning.

Raven Black also stars Brian Cox.

Episode 1:

Old wounds are painfully reopened for the shocked residents of Ravenswick, as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team look to a past crime to solve the present day murder of a young teenage girl.

TV News: More Shetland

The BBC announced yesterday that they have commissioned 3 more two-parters based on Ann Cleeves's Shetland series:

The crime drama Shetland is to return to television screens for three more two-part stories on BBC One.

Based on the novels of Ann Cleeves, the series features detective Jimmy Perez, played by Douglas Henshall.

The first series, aired earlier this year, attracted about 6m viewers for each episode.

Filming will begin in the coming months in Shetland and other locations on mainland Scotland.

According to Shetland News, the books next to be televised (Red Bones was the first tv show) are Raven Black, Blue Lightning and the recently published, Dead Water.

Trailer for Ann Cleeves' Shetland

Here's a short trailer for the tv series Shetland, coming soon to BBC One, starring Douglas Henshall and based on Ann Cleeves's Red Bones, the third in the Jimmy Perez series:

• Raven Black	2006	1
• White Nights	2008	2
• Red Bones	2009	3
• Blue Lightning	2010	4
• Dead Water	2013	5