Shetland star teases ‘serious jeopardy’ in series seven as fans fear Jimmy Perez could die
SHETLAND fans have been left worried that one beloved character could meet his end during the brand new season of the show.
The hit BBC One drama has returned for its seventh series and star of the show Alison O’Donnell has teased some pretty shocking developments.
Alison returned to the show as Tosh alongside her long-running co-star Douglas Henshall, who plays Jimmy Perez.
Prior to the hit shows return, Douglas shocked fans when he announced that this series would be his last playing the detective.
The announcement left Shetland fans reeling and they quickly turned detective themselves to find out how his character will leave the show and what the future could hold.
Adding fuel to the fire, Tosh actress Alison opened up on her co-star’s depature and the many unexpected ‘twists and turns’ to feature throughout the show.
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Speaking in a new interview, Alison said: “This series is jam-packed with twists and high-octane drama, it’s not to be missed!
“Our guest cast is absolutely outstanding, as ever, and there are some big moments for the core cast too, with Perez’s ending and another series regular being thrown into serious jeopardy.”
Alison went onto share further how she truly felt about her co-star’s exit and the impact this would have on the programme.
The star admitted: “I am honestly bereft.
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“Having the privilege of working so closely with Dougie for all these years was an insane luxury.”
She added: “I’m trying to be grateful for everything we experienced together rather than focusing on the obvious sadness.
“I’m also incredibly proud of what we achieved together, and I know he is too.”
Speaking on the longevity of the series, Alison gave her thoughts as to what she thought was the success behind the murder mystery series.
She said: “For me, the most important thing about a TV show, the thing that will make me connect and keep coming back, is a well-defined world that I want to spend time in.”
The series, which debuted in 2013, picks up where season six left off with the fallout from Donna Killick’s (Fiona Bell) death still lurking.
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As well as dealing with the drama, Tosh and Jimmy are presented with a new case to help out worried mum Rachel Cairns (Shauna Macdonald) and her husband Danny (Andrew Whipp) when their teenage son goes missing after his book launch.
When the detective pair do discover a body in the search that turns out to be the missing boy’s girlfriend, his whereabouts remain uncertain.
Shetland airs Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One.