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Have started watching Series 9 of Shetland. Is it getting soapy?

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Betony Sat 15-Nov-25 16:58:45

After Jimmy Perez's departure from Shetland, I feared the 'two women detectives' pairing might not work, but was gripped by Tosh and Calder in Series 8, who were absolutely believable in this dark story, with not a whiff of Cagney and Lacy about them.
Then I started watching Series 9. My heart sank when I saw both women were wearing lipstick! The dark, gritty, sometimes threatening quality of Shetland seems to have been diluted to a more highly lit show with soapier content. They seem to be developing the excellent Sandy and Billy characters into more individual 'personalities' rather than letting them stay members of a great team, which is the real heart of the stories. IMHO the programme has been weakened overall.

Would be interested in what other fans of Shetland think of the current series.

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RedRidingHood Mon 17-Nov-25 22:27:30

I've always watched it for the scenery though I never liked Douglas Henshall or his character.
Much prefer the current cast but this storyline is a bit dull.

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MollyNew Thu 20-Nov-25 22:04:21

This is the first series I have watched and I thought this week's episode was very far fetched, almost farcical, particularly the bloke who got hit over the head with a rock and apparently got up and walked away.

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eazybee Thu 20-Nov-25 22:13:02

It is getting increasingly stupid.

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vegansrock Fri 21-Nov-25 07:03:08

I like Ruths outfits, not sure how she affords her high end wardrobe on a police salary.

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Calendargirl Fri 21-Nov-25 07:07:30

Why was Hayley so sure he was dead?

Didn’t she find a pulse?

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Clawdy Fri 21-Nov-25 08:28:48

Yes, Hayley becoming a drug dealer and almost killer in a few weeks was so unlikely.

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MollyNew Fri 21-Nov-25 09:37:25

Calendargirl

Why was Hayley so sure he was dead?

Didn’t she find a pulse?

I thought she phoned her husband while he was in the police car and said "he's dead"? I could be wrong, it was a strange twist in the story. The best bit was when their daughter stood in the living room holding a packet of drugs.

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keepingquiet Fri 21-Nov-25 09:38:54

I used to like it, but haven't watched this series at all.

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Skydancer Fri 21-Nov-25 09:56:27

It’s ok but I wish Ruth would do something about her unruly hair. Though I suppose there’s not much point in windy Shetland.

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RosieandherMaw Wed 26-Nov-25 22:41:18

Does anybody else like me, not have a scooby what is going on?
Or am I just distracted by the plethora of lovely jumpers!

I have - not for the first time - totally lost the plot.

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Allira Wed 26-Nov-25 22:47:53

RosieandherMaw

Does anybody else like me, not have a scooby what is going on?
Or am I just distracted by the plethora of lovely jumpers!

I have - not for the first time - totally lost the plot.

Whatever happened, it wasn't Stevie who dunnit.
At least, we don't think so.

But then, I'm not really sure what was done anyway.

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Rosie51 Wed 26-Nov-25 23:44:55

There's a post on Instagram or YouTube (sorry can't remember which and can't find it now) where some of the cast of Shetland try to guess the meaning of Shetland dialect words. Only "Sandy" played by Steven Robertson is a true Shetlander and he set the questions. Nobody scored well 🤣🤣

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