Shetland Season 11 Begins With a Case Linked to a Disappearance

The 11th season of Shetland begins Thursday, November 12, with detectives Ruth Calder and Alison “Tosh” McIntosh investigating a car recovered from the water with human skeletal remains inside. The six-episode series airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9 p.m., with new episodes scheduled weekly.

The car is linked to Raymond Linden, a local general practitioner who disappeared nine years earlier. Calder, played by Ashley Jensen, and Tosh, played by Alison O’Donnell, seek to identify the remains and establish what happened to Linden. The case brings the detectives into contact with his family and people connected to his life, including his former wife Emily, their son Jonah, his mother Martha, brother Eric and former medical-practice partner Graeme Gould.

The family members hold differing views of Linden and his disappearance. Martha believes something happened to her son, while Eric does not share her certainty. Emily’s recollection of her marriage differs from the account given by Linden’s family, according to the season’s character descriptions. The series has not disclosed the identity of the remains or the circumstances of Linden’s disappearance in its advance plot details.