By Flora Carr

Published: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 12:00 am


BBC One’s Shetland ended on a big cliffhanger on Wednesday night, with two major characters arrested on suspicion of murder.

Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) and Duncan Hunter (Mark Bonnar) were both framed for the murder of season four villain Donna Killick (Fiona Bell), whose final act before dying by suicide was to implicate both men in her death.

Duncan, the birth father of Jimmy’s beloved step-daughter Cassie, had slowly befriended Jimmy over the course of the season, with the two men forming an unlikely bond.

It was that same bond of friendship that led Duncan to confess to helping Donna die by suicide at her request – but she had already penned a letter to her lawyer prior to her death, suggesting that the two men hoped to kill her.

After Duncan handed himself in (hoping to protect Jimmy), the police arrested Jimmy, too.

With such a huge cliffhanger, viewers are already clamouring for answers, with one big question remaining: will Shetland return for a seventh season?

Read on for everything you need to know about Shetland season seven.

Shetland season 7 release date

Shetland has already been renewed for season seven, after the BBC commissioned both seasons six and seven back in December 2019.

COVID-19 delayed filming and the release of the sixth run, but given that filming has already begun on season seven, we can expect it to air in 2022.

We are wrapped on Shetland. Production now moves to Glasgow for the rest of season 7. As ever thank you to the people here for your help, support, and patience we couldn’t do it without you. #shetland

— Douglas Henshall (@djhenshall) October 7, 2021