Shetland: Series 6

Maintains the high standard of crime and detection in the Shetlands. Always enjoyable viewing that avoids excesses of violence and sexual activity. This story involves a released murdere back into the community, a murderd lawyer with a political wife and a decompression death on a submersible. The human sides of the story and its central characters are very good as usual.

Another brilliant series, with a masterful performance from Douglas Henshall, ably supported by Mark Bonnar, and the superb scenery of the windswept, bleak but awesome islands. Subtitles are available, although I am used to the wonderful accents of the characters. As always, the plot becomes more and more confusing and convoluted, but good direction and excellent script keep the viewer enthralled. This time the problem of dementia was handled with tact and subtlety. The music is not intrusive, but adds to the gloomy atmosphere and death toll. It is a pity that there are no extras on any of the DVDs as far as I can recall. The ending is amazing, and surely there HAS to be series seven?

Good DVD

I’ve admired these series for a long time but couldn’t afford series 6 & 7. Until now. Am I glad I bought this series, it was a terrific storyline (and believable) a very well acted by all. The scenery of the isle is breathtaking and it adds to the whole atmosphere. If I had to be negative about anything, it was that I wanted it to go on rather than finish, but all stories finish and, at least, I do have series 7 to look forward to. Brilliant in its storyline, direction and its acting - highly recommended

With ITV's Vera in permanent and possibly terminal decline from it's earlier high standards and The Long Call hardly setting the world alight it is a pleasure to be able to turn to the BBC's sixth Series of Shetland and get immersed in another investigation lead by the indomitable DI Jimmy Perez and his team. The only change to the Police structure is that Perez has a new Procurator Fiscal (played by Anneika Rose an actress new to this viewer) in charge of matters. We begin with Perez attending the funeral of his late Mother which takes place on Fair Isle following which his Father who is suffering from early onset dementia comes to live with Perez and there is a general sense of loss and regret that pervades the whole Series affecting not only Perez who struggles with the loss of his Mother but also the others concerned with the crimes which are the subject of the investigations. There are two main strands - the first of which concerns the shooting dead at his home of a local lawyer who's wife is a candidate running for re-election to the Local Authority and the cases the lawyer was handling which might have had a bearing on his death. Then there is the return to Shetland of a woman who had been convicted of murder of a young girl but who has been granted early parole due to her suffering from terminal cancer having been given only a short time left to live. This creates tension amongst not only the local populace but also within the Police team. We learn that the woman Donna Killick had had an earlier relationship with Mark Bonnar's character (another stand out performance from him following his sterling work in Guilt) and he becomes embroiled with her day to day care. As is always the case with Shetland there are many twists and turns in the plots as the two strands are developed with suspicions of culpability in events both past and present which only add to the viewer's interest in seeing how matters play out. All the leads are portrayed to the standards we have come to expect (Douglas Henshall delivers another powerhouse performance as the troubled but always wholly credible Jimmy Perez) and even the peripheral characters have a lot to contribute which they do with gusto. Eventually matters are brought to a conclusion due to dogged work by Perez and his team but we are left with a shattering finale which will lead us into Series 7. This was filmed at the same time as Series 6 so here's hoping that the BBC will not be keeping us waiting overlong before it is aired. Audio : English only Subtitles : English for the Hard of Hearing. There are no extras.

A very good series - some episodes better than others. How could it be any different!? One or two minor details are implausible, but the acting IMHO is first rate. 'Tosh' is most impressive, as too are the vast majority of the cast. I highly recommend the DVD.

Great condition. Quick delivery.

I managed to track down the parcel 2 days later in a derelict house. I am disappointed with the Amazon delivery, the difficulty in reporting the error (Amazon had marked it as "Delivered through letterbox") and the response once I had finally made contact via a Amazon Chat (something would happen by 15 Dec but nothing did). Criticism of Amazon aside (service is slipping), the Shetland series is Amazing and I expect to watch and rewatch it many times over. Long live DVDs and great drama!