Scottish
actor Douglas Henshall will take the lead in two-part adaptation of book by award-winning author
Ann Cleeves
Shetland will
be the backdrop to a small-screen murder mystery based on the work of
award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves. Douglas Henshall is to star in Shetland, a new two-part crime drama on BBC1.
“A powerful
murder-mystery set against the stunning Scottish backdrop of the Shetland
Isles”, the show will feature Henshall as Detective Jimmy Perez, a recently
widowed native Shetlander who has returned to the island after a long time
away.
Shetland is
written by David Kane (The Field Of Blood, Taggart, Rebus) and based on a book
by award-winning crime novelist Ann Cleeves.
The show will be produced by Sue De Beauvoir (Merlin, Waterloo Road) and
directed by Peter Hoare (Vera, Silk, Five Days). Shetland will be produced by ITV Studios for
BBC Scotland.
Douglas
Henshall said: "I am very much looking forward to working with David Kane,
filming in Scotland and being back on BBC One.”
Elaine
Collins, Executive Producer, ITV Studios, added: “We are delighted to be
working with the BBC on this commission. Shetland combines eccentric yet warm
characters and a classic murder mystery story with the beautiful landscape and
rich history of the Shetland Islands and we believe it will be hugely popular
with viewers.”
Christopher
Aird, Head of Drama, Scotland and Executive Producer, BBC said: “Shetland has a
fantastic combination of writing, acting, directing and producing talent. It is
a hugely exciting story and part of a project to bring the very best drama to
BBC Scotland in the coming years.”
Shetland will
broadcast later in 2012.
Source: Radio Times
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