<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vyx9h </Td> </Tr> <P> Shetland is a BBC Scotland crime drama television series starring Douglas Henshall as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez . The story takes place largely on the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, though much of the filming is done on the Scottish mainland, with some on location in Shetland . It is largely based on the novels by Ann Cleeves . Three series have aired and a fourth series has also started filming . Star Douglas Henshall won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland award for best television actor and the show (made by ITV for BBC One) received the award for best TV drama . </P> <P> The first series consists of two episodes as a pilot--a single two - part story based on the novel Red Bones by Ann Cleeves . It was broadcast on 10 and 11 March 2013 . Subsequently, a full second series was commissioned by the BBC . Series two contains six episodes, filmed in 2013 and screened in 2014 . It features three two - part stories based on Ann Cleeves' novels Raven Black, Dead Water, and Blue Lightning . Filming began in April 2015 for a third series which began screening in January 2016 . A fourth series was announced by the BBC in July 2016 . The upcoming series will once again contain six parts and began filming in March 2017 . </P>

Will there be a new series of shetland