Shetland stars have teased the show will be going in a 'very different' direction as Ashley Jensen takes over the lead role in the upcoming season.
Ashley, 53, has taken over from Douglas Henshall who played DI Jimmy Perez for seven seasons. The actress, from Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, will be playing a new detective named DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the Isles after 20 years working for the Met in London.
"She's a great actor and she's obviously very different from me," Henshall told RadioTimes.com following his departure from the show. "So, I mean, I think it will be interesting to have two women leading up this detective show on the Isles and see what that brings."
