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Shetland- Perez’s Replacement.

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Calendargirl Fri 25-Nov-22 17:41:03

Have just read that Ashley Jensen is to star in next year’s ‘Shetland’ series.

Playing D.I. Ruth Calder, she will be Jimmy Perez’s replacement, a native Shetlander returning after 20 years in the Met.

Will be working alongside Tosh and the others.

Bye bye Jimmy.

sad

Oreo Fri 25-Nov-22 17:49:22

Nooooooooo!
I’m in love with Perez.

Aveline Fri 25-Nov-22 18:04:51

Ashley Jensen's lovely. I always liked her. She'll add a new dynamic to the programme. I'd already gone off He shall after his very unpleasant Twitter outbursts.

Luckygirl3 Fri 25-Nov-22 18:06:49

Oh no! - I will have to concentrate on the plot now, instead of lusting after Perez! grin

Callistemon21 Fri 25-Nov-22 18:15:12

Luckygirl3

Oh no! - I will have to concentrate on the plot now, instead of lusting after Perez! grin

😂😂😂

merlotgran Fri 25-Nov-22 18:17:17

Perez did nothing for me.

Sorry.

SkyBird Fri 25-Nov-22 18:30:04

I always enjoyed watching Douglas Henshall and I follow him on Twitter. However when the late Queen was lying in state he suggested on Twitter that the coffin was empty. Totally put me off him.

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Do you think the Queue would be so long if people knew that the Queen isn’t in that coffin ? Or do they know and it’s just symbolic ?

MrsKen33 Fri 25-Nov-22 19:29:35

So it’s not ‘Shetland’ at all then? Just the same name

volver Fri 25-Nov-22 19:32:53

merlotgran

Perez did nothing for me.

Sorry.

ahhh, Vienna...

Sorry. I'll get my coat.

AreWeThereYet Fri 25-Nov-22 19:51:09

I'll miss Dougie Henshall but it will be interesting to see Tosh interacting with an unknown female boss after her long friendship with Perez. I think I watched as much for the scenery and music over the later series and thought it had all got a bit stale.

Visgir1 Fri 25-Nov-22 19:57:33

MrsKen33

So it’s not ‘Shetland’ at all then? Just the same name

Worked fine with Tagget.
Looking forward to seeing her in this.

I'm not a member of the Perez fan club either, always think he needs colour in his life.... Dull.

Callistemon21 Fri 25-Nov-22 19:59:51

I thought it was where it was set that gave rise to the title?

AreWeThereYet Fri 25-Nov-22 20:15:54

Callistemon21

I thought it was where it was set that gave rise to the title?

Me too. And all the other characters are still there as far as I know.

Floradora9 Fri 25-Nov-22 21:31:56

Callistemon21

I thought it was where it was set that gave rise to the title?

It will not be Sheland as Ann Cleaves described it with no Perez . In the early episodes based on the actual books I like the life story of Perez , his wife and daughter and her real father until his wife died of course.

Sara1954 Fri 25-Nov-22 22:38:18

Not a fan of Ashley Jensen I’m afraid, so I won’t be watching.

Callistemon21 Fri 25-Nov-22 22:43:36

Was she the actress who played Agatha Raisin?
I didn't watch the TV series so can't comment except to say she didn't look anything like how I imagined Agatha Raisin from the books.

paddyann54 Fri 25-Nov-22 22:50:25

I love Dougie Henshall,he has the exact same eyes as my late dad .

Witzend Fri 25-Nov-22 23:04:24

Callistemon21

Was she the actress who played Agatha Raisin?
I didn't watch the TV series so can't comment except to say she didn't look anything like how I imagined Agatha Raisin from the books.

Same here! I loved the books, for an easy, funny read, but just couldn’t watch it.

LadyGracie Fri 25-Nov-22 23:16:04

Is Tosh coming back, I thought she'd finished.
I can't imagine a woman instead of Perez.
I will watch it.

MrsKen33 Sat 26-Nov-22 04:09:04

Exactly Floradora . It is not Anne Cleaves. As with all the other add on programmes such as ‘Call the Midwife’ and ‘Lark Rise to Candleford* something is definitely missing when they leave the original books behind .

NanKate Sat 26-Nov-22 05:36:37

PaddyAnn how strange because I was always drawn to DH as his eyes were just like my dear Dad’s when he was in his middle years.

I’ve never heard of Ashley Jensen I shall have to look her up.

I know Shetland is a popular place but I am always saying to DH ‘They don’t have any trees’. I must admit I find it bleak.

grandMattie Sat 26-Nov-22 06:07:26

I was always uncomfortable with Douglas Henshall as Perez. In the books, he is small and dark - very Iberian (or Pictish). Doesn’t stop me from lusting after Douglas though…. 😂

Calendargirl Sat 26-Nov-22 07:21:20

Yes, Tosh is returning, accompanied by her permanent ‘puzzled/startled’ look I assume.

Not sure how it will work with two female leads.

Sara1954 Sat 26-Nov-22 07:26:42

As so often in a TV adaptation, the main character is absolutely nothing like the author had described. I really don’t know why they do that. Same with DI Banks.
I got used to Douglas Henshaw, but a woman is a step too far, especially that woman.

Calendargirl Sat 26-Nov-22 07:32:02

John Simm is not my idea of Roy Grace, neither is the actress who plays his wife Cleo. In the books she has long blonde hair and is the most beautiful woman Grace has ever seen.

Zoe Tapper has dark hair, not that long and although attractive …

If I were a famous author, I would want my tv characters to somehow resemble how they have been described in my books.