But the good news is that the show will be returning with a brand new lead once Henshall has bowed out at the end of the upcoming season, with casting to be announced in due course.<\/p>
And Henshall has now had his own say on the show\u2019s future after he leaves, explaining in this week\u2019s issue of Radio Times<\/strong> magazine that it will have to be \u201ca whole other show\u201d without him.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be weird knowing they\u2019re shooting an eighth series and I\u2019m not there,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I\u2019m not sure what the show is going to be.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope it works out and I wish them every success, but it isn\u2019t going to be the show I was in. They will have to make a whole other show.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking more about his decision to leave the show, Henshall commented that doing so allowed him and writer David Kane to \u201cwrap up Perez\u2019s story and wrap up the show in a way that was satisfactory for both us and the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n And although he said that quitting the drama was by no means an easy decision, he pointed out that doing so was \u201cpreferable to being told that we were not going to do it anymore because it had run its course\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel very comfortable with the decision I made,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Henshall\u2019s farewell season of Shetland \u2013 which begins later this month \u2013 will see the return of regular cast members Alison O\u2019Donnell (Tosh), Steven Robertson (Sandy), Mark Bonnar (Duncan), Anne Kidd (Cora), Lewis Howden (Sgt Billy McCabe), Erin Armstrong (Cassie), Angus Miller (Donnie) and Anneika Rose (Maggie Kean).<\/p>\n Shetland season 7 begins at 9pm on Wednesday 10th August 2022 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n A fuller version of this interview is available in the latest issue of Radio Times magazine \u2013 subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Monday, 01 August 2022 at 12:00 am The news that Douglas Henshall was to depart his long-running role as DI Jimmy Perez came as something of a shock to Shetland fans when it was announced last month. 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