Established 1872. Online since 1996.
Author Ann Cleeves has revealed she is considering killing off detective Jimmy Perez – the star of her Shetland series of books. (more…) Read more...
Bafta Scotland has announced the nominations for this year’s British Academy Scotland Awards with BBC drama Shetland receiving four nominations. The locally set and filmed crime drama, starring Douglas Henshall and based on a series of novels by Ann Cleeves, leads the pack with more nominations... Read more...
The crime drama Shetland will return for a fourth series, the BBC has confirmed. (more…) Read more...
Douglas Henshall, the actor who plays Jimmy Perez in the TV drama Shetland, was delighted with the public’s response to the programme, the third in the series written especially for the small screen. The public had stuck with it, even though it had been given “a not particularly good slot... Read more...
In The Shetland Times this week: • Fears mount over uncertain future for the Garrison Theatre • BT promises improvement to broadband service • Fire crews required to free horse from peat bog • Carmichael concerned about deployment of Royal Navy ships to intercept migrants in th... Read more...
Shetland's first crime festival, Shetland Noir, was launched at Lerwick Town Hall on what was appropriately Friday the 13th. (more…) Read more...
Filming for the next series of the TV drama Shetland started today at the south end of Commercial Street in Lerwick. The part of the street from the Queen’s Hotel to Stouts Court was closed to traffic from 9am to 10.30pm, and pedestrians were not allowed to enter while the cameras were ro... Read more...
A new series of the crime drama Shetland has been commissioned by BBC One, it was announced today. (more…) Read more...