Shetland series 10 cast: who are the guest stars for 2025? Full cast and new actors
Shetland has confirmed the full list of guest stars for series 10 👀📺
- Shetland’s tenth season is set to continue
- The show will feature a new location this time around.
- But who is in the cast and who are the guest stars?
A brand new series of Shetland is set to continue and it features some big name guest stars. The acclaimed drama is back for its tenth season on the BBC.
The atmospheric thriller arrives just as the nights are starting to draw in and winter looms. In a change of pace, much of season ten is set to take place in the same location - a fictional village on the island.
But who can you expect to see in the latest episodes? Here’s all you need to know:
What time is Shetland on today?
The fourth episode of the season is set to be broadcast on BBC One tonight (November 26). It is due to begin at 9pm and will also be available to watch live on iPlayer.
Episodes one to three in series 10 are already on demand, via the Beeb’s catch-up service. Unlike other programmes, the full season has not been released on iPlayer all at once and is instead added weekly.
The preview for this week’s episode, via Radio Times, reads: “On a mission to find out the identity of the Callaghans' contact in Shetland, Calder piles the pressure on Louden. He reluctantly agrees, but ultimately ends up in grave danger.
“Stevie is elated to have her sister Amy all to herself, but her mood sours when Calder asks her to come in for further questioning. Sandy tells Tosh that he believes Robert Tulloch was a corrupt police officer. Aware that the revelation will unsettle Billy, Tosh decides to secretly investigate further.”
Who is in the cast of Shetland?
Calder and Tosh are back for another set of mysteries as the acclaimed drama continues on the BBC. However, as usual, they are not alone!
The cast for the latest set of episodes includes:
- Alison O’Donnell - DI Alison ‘Tosh’ Mcintosh
- Ashley Jensen - DI Ruth Calder
- Steven Robertson - Sandy
- Lewis Howden - Sgt Billy Mccabe
- Steven Miller - Reverend Alan Calder
Speaking about Tosh and the new season, Alison O’Donnell said: “Having reached a maturational threshold during season nine, realising that certain relationships were no longer serving her, she is knuckling down at work and focussing on the things in her life that truly matter. Her relationship with Calder is also really blossoming and their working dynamic is well cemented.”
Ashley Jensen added: “This series we’ve kind of become a little more insular rather than the expansive locations of last year. We’ve really come into the nucleus of the small hamlet of Lunniswick and used a real-life town as our location.
“It’s very much a small community where everybody knows each other’s business. The series opens with the murder of a woman from this community and, of course, the houses back on to each other, everybody’s peeping from their curtains and everyone’s kind of involved in each other’s lives – whether they want to be or not.”
Who are the guest stars in Shetland series 10?
It would not be a season of the Scottish thriller without plenty of guest stars to play the characters involved in the latest mysteries. The BBC has signed up plenty of recognisable faces this time around.
It includes:
- Clive Russell - Arthur Mair
- Ellie Haddington - Lana Mair
- Niall Macgregor - Tom Jameson
- Louise Brealey - Isobel Jameson
- Greg Mchugh - Colin Waite
- Frances Grey - Gina Powell
- Stuart Townsend - Edward ‘Ed’ Tulloch
- Arthur Mair played by Clive Russell
Arthur Mair played by Clive Russell
Born and bred in Shetland, Arthur Mair spent most of his working life on the oil rigs. Kind, caring and uncomplaining, Arthur is very much a ‘doer’ rather than a ‘talker’.
Family is important to Arthur, and he has a particularly close relationship with his granddaughter Jess, as well as being the sole carer of his wife Lana, who has vascular dementia.
Lana Mair played by Ellie Haddington
Originally from Aberdeen, Lana moved to Shetland when she met her husband, Arthur, where she also became close friends with Eadie Tulloch. Before the tragic loss of her son Ally over two decades ago, Lana was a positive and warm person.
However, Ally’s death took its toll on Lana as she was overwhelmed with grief. In the past few years, Lana has developed dementia and requires support from her family.
Tom Jameson played by Niall Macgregor
Stoic, tacit and unemotional, Tom believes in actions rather than words. Due to a recent heart condition, he’s been unable to work for 18 months, and has been forced to move in with his in-laws, Arthur and Lana Mair, along with his wife Isobel and pregnant teenage daughter Jess.
He’s a conflicted and complex character who’s struggling to adapt to his new reality. As a person who always prided himself on providing for his family, Tom’s unsure of who he is anymore.
Isobel Jameson played by Louise Brealey
Born and bred in quiet hamlet of Lunniswick, Isobel is cheery and hard-working, always putting others before herself - especially her family. Isobel believes that in spite of all the struggles her family is going through – husband Tom’s illness, her mother’s dementia, daughter Jess’s unplanned pregnancy – it’ll all come good once her first grandchild arrives.
Isobel is hopeful that a new life will bring much-needed joy and focus to the family. However, her optimism will be tested to the limits when tragedy casts a shadow over Lunniswick.
Jess Jameson played by Lila Rose
The only child of Tom and Isobel Jameson, teenager Jess is a perfect mix of both her parents, possessing her father’s temper and her mum’s optimism. Jess is an excellent student and was all set for university until she fell pregnant.
Partly due to pressure from her mother, Jess decided to keep the baby. However, with the birth date looming, Jess feels increasingly exiled and is starting to have second thoughts about motherhood.
Colin Waite played by Greg Mchugh
A well-known local figure, Colin Waite knows everyone in Lunniswick - and their business. That’s why, for some, he’s seen as nosey and a bit judgemental. In recent months, Colin has thrown himself into pulling together the history of the village.
Through his research chats, Colin grew close to murder victim Eadie, looking out for her when others turned a blind eye. So, for all his faults, Colin can be kind and thoughtful. That doesn’t change the fact he’s a little eccentric and peculiar.
Gina Powell played by Frances Grey
Life hasn’t always been easy on Gina Powell, especially not of late. Gina can be guarded and untrusting, but she wasn’t always this way – her life took a turn for the worst after her husband was sent to prison for armed robbery and then abandoned her on his release, leaving Gina to raise their son, David, alone.
Feeling judged by the locals, Gina distanced herself from her neighbours and has a reputation for being prickly and unapproachable. David is the sole focus in Gina’s life and his recent prison stint has stirred up painful memories from the past, making her more anxious and fearful than ever.
David Powell played by Stephen Mcmillan
Painfully shy, lacking in confidence and easily influenced, David spent the last eighteen months in prison serving time for housebreaking. Since his release, David has been living back with his mum, Gina, in Lunniswick and is trying to recover from his ordeal.
Despite David’s criminality, he is not a bad person. He has made poor choices and this, combined with some bad luck, has sent him down the wrong path. Lonely and anxious, David struck up an odd friendship with Eadie but her murder will bring heartbreak and unwanted attention to him. All David wants is to rebuild his life but that’s easier said than done.
Edward ‘Ed’ Tulloch played by Stuart Townsend
Handsome and charming, Ed Tulloch has a certain undeniable allure about him. In his younger years, Ed was a successful poet and his work is well-known across the Shetland Isles. These days, he’s a businessman in the drinks trade but poetry is in his DNA.
Ed’s grief about his mother’s murder is tinged with regret as he had become estranged from Eadie in recent years. For all his charm and easy humour, there’s a sadness to Ed and it’s clear there’s something deeper underneath.
Which actors have left the show over the years?
Having been on the air for more than a decade now, with season one debuting back in 2013, the show has seen plenty of changes. Original star Douglas Henshall (DI Jimmy Perez) departed at the end of series 7 and was replaced by Ashley Jensen.
Other main cast members who have left include Erin Armstrong, who played Cassie Perez, Jimmy's stepdaughter from series one to seven. While Celebrity Traitors star Mark Bonnar was a lead on Shetland during the first seven seasons - he played Duncan Hunter, Cassie's biological father.
Julie Graham played Rhona Kelly, procurator fiscal in series two to five, before returning in season seven.
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