Shetland Returns for Tenth Series with Murder Probe

The BBC crime drama Shetland returned to screens last week for its tenth series, launching an investigation into the murder of retired social worker Eadie Tulloch in the isolated Shetland hamlet of Lunniswick. Detectives DI Ruth Calder and DI Alison "Tosh" McIntosh lead the probe into the killing, which quickly reveals a web of hidden secrets among the tight-knit community where residents know each other's business intimately.

The series, airing weekly on Wednesday evenings at 9pm on BBC One with episodes available on iPlayer, consists of six installments. The premiere episode introduced Eadie's death, discovered by local historian Colin Waite, who had been documenting the village's past and had grown close to the victim. As Calder and Tosh delve deeper, suspicions arise around several residents, including Waite, who filmed Eadie shortly before her death, and David Powell, a recently released prisoner whose odd friendship with Eadie draws scrutiny.

In the second episode, broadcast on November 12, the detectives focus on a local suspect following a fire, but their police station interview spirals into chaos, distressing the suspect's family and irking Procurator Fiscal Matt...