Shetland season 8

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Anyone else looking forward to the new season starting on Wednesday? It will seem a bit strange without Perez but looks to be a good cast and storyline so far as we know.

Oh I liked Lowry the artist. He was the one that painted animal carcasses - which led to them being suspicious of him because he'd had a delivery.

I like this new series and Ruth Carter! The two female leads have a different energy.

I found Perez's acting skills limited, but I did like the way the series dived into his house and personal life. Maybe we'll get more of that detail when these two have bedded down a bit?

I really like it. I didn't have have high hopes because I loved Perez and not desperately keen on AJ but its been great so far, dare I say it better?

when these two have bedded down

hmmmmmmmmm ...... that would be an interesting development!!

I see sharks ahead! 😁

I am of an age where tv shows should only be allowed one person with the same hair cut and colour. There was the doctor/boyfriend of Ellen's friend, Deacon Blue's son, and some other guy who looked identical (to me) as those two but with a beard.

Who are all the people. Please help. These are the ones I’ve sorted out.

I know Tosh and Sandy and Billy - police people.

Ruth - new police person.

Ruth’s really not very hot surely she could do better booty call man.

Granny Bains - matriarch, plus her from Holby City as Ellen’s mum, and feeble pony tail as Ellen’s dad. Stern man as Ellen’s uncle (?)

Agnes of the sheep.

Annoying saintly brother.

Completely improbable smoking in secret like a teenager sister in law.

Henchman 1 and Henchman 2 (RIP)

But then there were a whole load of other people thrown into the suspect pool. Who were the interchangeable young men and the random middle-aged woman (who was the mother of one of the interchangeable men??)

So, there was also Deacon Blue woman. I think she's Ellen's Aunt. Has her own cleaning van. She has a son who is one of the interchangeable young men. I did get faintly Freudian vibes off him when Mum went back into the house with the news about Ellen.

Which young man was involved in drugs with Ruth's bit of stuff? Deacon Blue woman's son?

Which young man was involved in drugs with Ruth's bit of stuff? Deacon Blue woman's son?

That's it!

There's also Ellen's friends husband who is similar (to me!)

They definitely should have got some of the interchangeable menfolk to dye their hair something other than dark brown.

Or require them to grow facial hair in easily distinguishable styles? — so Weirdy Beardy the Saintly Priest’s mate/acolyte/parishioner should keep his dodgy beard, but Deacon Blue’s son could grow a goatee, Ruth’s Dodgy Booty Call (Cal?) gets a handlebar moustache, Ellen’s Stern Uncle gets a long ZZ Top straggler, and Saintly Priest could have elaborate designer stubble. Is Wet Irish Accent Man distinguishable enough by his accent, or should he have a plait in his beard?

Booty Call Cal (Booty Cal?) is Duncan's brother in Guilt, so that's a whole thing. And Matriarch Bain-Lovejoy is a matriarchal crime baddy in that too.

So confusing. Is Scottish drama casting still operating some sort of Covid bubbling?

These posts are all making me cry with laughter. It’s all becoming much clearer!

Love the facial hair suggestions 😂😂😂

The facial hair suggestions are brilliant. There aren’t enough handlebar moustaches on tv for starters.

Sandy has been at the cake fridge.

He has. It makes him look completely different. (Not fat-shaming Sandy — I was just taken aback by how different he looked, not just a slightly plumper version. Maybe he’s also (belatedly) looking older, too?)

Not sure what Sandy’s role is going to be from now on, actually. His USP was always ‘the local guy who had some connection to suspects and/or crime victims’, but this season, that’s clearly going to be Ruth…?

Maybe he should grow one of those Amish beards that just sort of edge your face, with a clean-shaven upper lip, just to amuse us?

In the books I remember Sandy as being the slightly lazy local boy who had to have the proverbial kick up the arse to do anything, but could be capable if he put his mind to it. He always seemed a bit more eager and competent in the TV series?

The thing is, Sandy was/is eager, but Billy always gets there first. Billy gets to answer the phones and sits at the hatch so he gets first dibs on all the info. Billy also gets to wear his special skin tight police tshirt, whereas Sandy's stuck in a wooly jumper - possibly to impress Perez, probably because he's not confined to a centrally heated office like Billy. All Sandy's got is the cake fridge.

At least Sandy gets sole custody of The Leather Jacket.

I watched a crappy Christmas film yesterday and Billy was the local laird in his castle and tweed.

😂backtowinter I saw that too, it was exceptionally awful….like all good Christmas movies.

It was bad. The male lead was dreadful

Still watched it though

😂me too.
there was one last week called A Very Yorkshire Christmas and the make lead in that was probably the worst actor I’ve ever seen!

All Sandy's got is the cake fridge.
That makes him one lucky man in my book.

Nonsense. Billy is never allowed to leave the station, or to remove his skin-tight uniform shirt.

I think he’s fitted with one of those supermarket trolley disabler things that lock the wheels if you try to take it out of the car park.