BBC bosses have confirmed that Shetland will return with a brand-new series on Wednesday, 6 November. Series nine will see Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell reprise their roles as Detectives Ruth Calder and Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh for a new series of the acclaimed murder-mystery drama. Not only will series nine see the return of Alison and Ashley, but several fan favourites will also be making their comeback - along with a host of famous guest stars.
Steven Robertson will return to play Sandy Wison, Lewis Howden will be back as Billy McCabe, Anne Kidd will play Cora McClean, Angus Miller will reprise his role of Donny, Steven Miller will play Reverand Alan Calder, and Conor McCarry will be back as PC Alex Grant. Stuart Campbell, Nalini Chetty, Richard Thomson, Tibu Fortes, Tara Lee, Jimmy Yuill, and Lesley Hart will also appear in the cop drama, as will Outlander stars Andrew John Tait and Gemma McElhinney. The synopsis for the series reads: "A double missing person’s case blurs the lines between the personal and the professional, as Calder and Tosh are drawn into a labyrinthine investigation.
"When Tosh’s friend, Annie Bett (played by Sarah MacGillivray), goes missing, she suspects something is seriously wrong. Ruth Calder - now living in Shetland - has no time to recover from a life-threatening ordeal of her own, as together they set out in search of Annie and her young son, Noah (Jacob Ferguson). "They discover accountant Annie is estranged from her husband, Ian .