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Shetland is returning to screens and will see Ashley Jensen, Alison O'Donnell and Lewis Howden reprise their roles as DI Ruth Calder, DS Lorna Tosh McIntosh, and Sgt Billy Mccabe. Season 10 will also see Steven Robertson return in the role of Sandy, while Samuel Anderson joins as Procurator Fiscal Matt Blake. The long-running drama follows the team as they investigate crimes in Shetland.The new series will see the team as they navigate the sinister murder of an elderly woman in a remote village. As they begin to unravel life in the close-knit community, shocking, long-buried secrets rise to the surface with unexpected consequences for all. A synopsis reads: "In the isolated hamlet of Lunniswick, the body of the retired social worker Eadie Tulloch has been out in the elements for a number of days. A picture of loneliness begins to emerge as Eadie had not spoken to her son Ed in years. Old friend Arthur Mair is too busy caring for his ailing wife Lana, while their house is full with daughter Isobel, her struggling husband Tom, and their heavily pregnant teenager, Jess having recently moved in. "Attentive local Colin Waite turns Calder and Tosh's focus to David Powell, an anxious, young neighbour with a troubled past. His overly protective mum, Gina, blocks all questions while trying to figure out what her son is hiding. "Suspecting the residents of Lunniswick are holding back about their relationships with Eadie, Calder and Tosh begin to unravel a complicated web of lies. Worse still, there’s a personal link to the case for one of the team, testing loyalty to the limits." Shetland returns for a tenth series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Wednesday, November 5. There will be six episodes in the new series in total. Season 10 will see Ashley Jensen, Alison O'Donnell, Lewis Howden and Steven Robertson reprise their roles as DI Ruth Calder, DS Lorna Tosh McIntosh, Sgt Billy Mccabe, and Sandy. Meanwhile Samuel Anderson joins as Procurator Fiscal Matt Blake, while guest stars this series include Clive Russell, Ellie Haddington, Niall Macgregor, Louise Brealey, Greg Mchugh, Frances Grey, and Stuart Townsend. The main location for series 10 was a real life village called Levenwick, on the road between Lerwick and Sumburgh airport, which was transformed into the fictional village of Lunniswick. Speaking about the location to BBC, Alison O'Donnell, said: "Lunniswick is typical of Shetland, scattered houses lining a beach, the neighbours well acquainted with one another and the land they live on. "It is rich in history, relationships and secrets which I really loved as a central focus of the mystery. There was so much to play with, so much to unpack." Ashley Jensen added: "This series we've kind of become a little more insular rather than the expansive locations of last year. "We've really come into the nucleus of the small hamlet of Lunniswick and used a real-life town as our location. It's very much a small community where everybody knows each other's business." Shetland starts on Wednesday, November 5 at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
