{"id":17247,"date":"2022-07-22T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:18:35","slug":"douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Henshall to Exit Shetland After Season Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC\u2019s murder mystery <em>Shetland<\/em> returns for a seventh season in August, during which Douglas Henshall will make his final appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Henshall has played the lead role of DI Jimmy Perez in the TV adaptation of Ann Cleeves\u2019 novels since the show began in 2013. After nine years in the role, he will depart the series to explore other acting opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The Silverprint Pictures production, written by David Kane, Paul Logue and Denise Paul, will return for an eighth season in 2023. A new lead and further casting will be announced in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter series five of <em>Shetland<\/em>, David Kane and I decided we wanted to do two more series to complete the story of Jimmy Perez,\u201d Henshall said. \u201cSo, series six and seven were commissioned together to give us time to wrap up Perez\u2019s story to a satisfactory end. It\u2019s been one of the privileges of my career to play Jimmy Perez for almost ten years and to work with so many wonderful people both in front of and behind the camera, and also to spend so much time in Shetland. The Isles were so much a part of our show and of Perez himself. I\u2019ll miss him and the place. I wish everyone involved much luck with whatever happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been an absolute privilege to work on <em>Shetland<\/em> over the past few years and watch the show go from strength to strength\u2014in no small part thanks to Douglas\u2019s sensitive, intelligent and memorable portrayal of DI Jimmy Perez,\u201d said Gaynor Holmes, executive producer for BBC Drama. \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<\/p>\n<p>Kate Bartlett, executive producer for Silverprint Pictures, added, \u201cIt has been amazing to have the opportunity to complete the story of Jimmy Perez, and Douglas Henshall is outstanding in the role. We had an incredible Scottish cast and crew, and David Kane has created a distinctive and emotionally complex story that unfolds against the stunning, evocative landscapes of Shetland. I\u2019m very proud of this series and excited for the new series to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC\u2019s murder mystery Shetland returns for a seventh season in August, during which Douglas Henshall will make his final appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":17248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[237,3584,2278],"class_list":["post-17247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc","tag-shetland","tag-silverprint-pictures","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Douglas Henshall to Exit Shetland After Season Seven - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Douglas Henshall to Exit Shetland After Season Seven - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The BBC\u2019s murder mystery Shetland returns for a seventh season in August, during which Douglas Henshall will make his final appearance.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-22T13:00:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-22T14:18:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/BBC-Shetland-0722.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"336\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/\",\"name\":\"Douglas Henshall to Exit Shetland After Season Seven - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-22T13:00:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-22T14:18:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/douglas-henshall-to-exit-shetland-after-season-seven\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Douglas Henshall to Exit Shetland After Season Seven\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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