Nothing is yet known about Henshall\u2019s role in the film but he joins the cast alongside Sienna Guillory (Love Actually<\/a>), Beccy Henderson (Derry Girls<\/a>) and David Horovitch (House of the Dragon<\/a>).<\/p>\n The cast already also includes Connor Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great and Small<\/a>), Charlotte Hope (Game of Thrones), Siobhan Fallon-Hogan (Rushed) and Ian Beattie (Gangs of London<\/a>).<\/p>\n As was previously reported, the \u201callegorical\u201d film, will see the youngest son of a family, played by Connor, searching for a stranger amongst them as family members start dying one by one at a funeral. The film will be the debut of writer\/director Stefan van de Graaff.<\/p>\n Upon leaving his Shetland role, Henshall previously revealed that he would \u201clove to play a baddie again\u201d<\/a>, adding that \u201cit will be nice to play somebody who isn\u2019t so irredeemably good as Perez!\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n He said: \u201cThat would be fun \u2013 I used to get asked to be the baddie lots in the past. I don\u2019t know what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n Henshall also spoke with RadioTimes.com<\/a> earlier this year about life after Shetland<\/a>, saying: \u201cI was comfortable to say goodbye to him but I think it will probably be a bit weird for a wee while. But I think he\u2019s very happy wherever he is.\u201d<\/p> The lead detective role in Shetland will now be taken up by After Life<\/a> star Ashley Jensen<\/a>, playing new character DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working for the Met in London.<\/p>\n Speaking with RadioTimes.com<\/strong> Jensen previously teased of her character<\/a>: \u201cShe\u2019s actually from Shetland but she left very young and was desperate to get away so she\u2019s kind of quite reluctant to get back.\u201d<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1235897270-dd0f0e9.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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