ISLE RETURN
What time does Shetland series 6 start on BBC One tonight?
GET ready to say goodbye to your Wednesday nights as Shetland FINALLY returns to TV TONIGHT.
Series 6 of the hit BBC One show was delayed due to the pandemic and fans have been waiting since 2019 for a new season.
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When does Shetland series 6 start on BBC One?
Shetland makes an explosive return to TV on October 20, 2021.
You can catch all of the action from 9pm on BBC One.
After this episodes will air weekly on Wednesdays at the same time.
You can also catch up with episodes on the .
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Who is in the cast of Shetland series 6?
Douglas Henshall of course reprises his role as DI Jimmy Perez.
Alongside him are series favourites Alison O’Donnell, Steven Robertson, Mark Bonnar, Erin Armstrong, Anne Kidd and Lewis Howden.
The new season also sees Fiona Bell return to the Shetland series as murderer Donna Killick, whose compassionate release aggrieves many of the locals.
Joining the cast for series six are:
- Stephen McCole - known for Vigil and The Outlaw King.
- Jim Sturgeon - known for Vigil and Small Axe.
- Alec Newman - known for Showtrial and The Last Kingdom.
- Cora Bissett - known for Rebus and God Help The Girl.
- Lois Chimimba - known for Vigil and Trust Me.
- Conor McCarry - known for Outlander and Rillington Place.
- Lewis Gribben - known for Silent Witness and Deadwater Fell.
- Andy Clark - known for Annika and River City.
- Benny Young - known for Wild Rose and Outlaw King.
- Shona McHugh - known for Annika and The Loch.
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What will happen on Shetland series 6?
The forthcoming new series centres on the doorstep murder of a prominent local figure.
The case strikes at the heart of the Shetland Isles and its people.
As Perez and his team uncover a kaleidoscope of motives for the murder, their investigation soon takes a shockingly sinister turn.
What happened in Shetland series 5?
The fifth series saw Perez investigate the murder of young Nigerian man Daniel and the disappearance of his sister Zezi after a severed hand washed up on Shetland beach.
Perez began to suspect that a human trafficking gang on the island was responsible for killing Daniel and kidnapping Zezi.
His main suspects – the Hayes family – were shortly afterwards found murdered in their home, with only one surviving family member left for dead.
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