{"id":22075,"date":"2022-09-15T09:48:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1703959"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T08:12:14","slug":"shetland-season-8-douglas-henshalls-replacement-release-date-speculation-and-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/shetland-season-8-douglas-henshalls-replacement-release-date-speculation-and-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Shetland season 8: Douglas Henshall\u2019s replacement, release date speculation and cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 15 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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You might have expected the team behind Shetland to shut up shop following Douglas Henshall\u2019s exit<\/a> \u2013 Shetland without Jimmy Perez?! You\u2019re having a laugh<\/em> \u2013 but the BBC crime drama is powering on without him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll miss him and the place,\u201d said Henshall in a statement (via the BBC<\/a>). \u201cI wish everyone involved much luck with whatever happens next.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s little detail known about season 8, other than the fact it\u2019s happening, but we know roughly when it\u2019ll air and we\u2019ve also been speculating about which faces will return.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything we know so far about Shetland season 8.<\/p>\n

Shetland season 8: Who will replace Douglas Henshall?<\/h2>\n

The BBC has confirmed that the show will welcome a new lead,\u00a0\u00e0 la The Bay<\/a>, which will undoubtedly create plenty of interesting narrative fodder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be weird knowing they\u2019re shooting an eighth series and I\u2019m not there,\u201d Henshall told Radio Times magazine<\/a>. <\/strong>\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

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But regardless of the challenge, the people behind it are very excited for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will miss him enormously but he leaves the show in rude health and we\u2019re extremely excited about the plans we have for bringing more of this much loved drama to audiences far and wide,\u201d said <\/span>e<\/span>xecutive producer for BBC Drama Gaynor Holmes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Casting will be announced in the coming months, so watch this space for updates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shetland season 8 release date speculation: When will it air?<\/h2>\n

Filming will kick off in spring 2023, with episodes also arriving that same year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Once we know when, we\u2019ll update this page.<\/p>\n

Shetland season 8 cast: Who\u2019s returning?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019ll be the first season of the show without Jimmy, and Mark Bonnar\u2019s character Duncan Hunter revealed that he wouldn\u2019t be returning<\/a> in the first episode of season 7.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also seen the last of public prosecutor Maggie Kean, played by Anneika Rose.<\/p>\n

But we still expect the following familiar faces to feature (although the BBC hasn\u2019t revealed which characters will be back):<\/p>\n