Shetland series 8, episode 1 cast: Meet the new detective DI Ruth Calder
ok.co.ukFollowing DI Jimmy Perez's (played by Douglas Henshall) decision to leave Shetland at the end of series seven, there's a new detective in town.
Ashley Jensen has joined the cast of the BBC show as DI Ruth Calder and will be working closely with Jimmy's old colleagues, including side-kick Tosh.
Ahead of the first episode, OK! takes a look at who is in the cast of Shetland series 8, episode 1. Who is in Shetland series 8, episode 1 cast?
DI Ruth Calder – Ashley Jensen Ruth Calder is "formidable, she’s strong, she’s a woman in a man’s world". Describing her character, Ashley teased: "Ruth Calder’s built this little barricade around herself - she’s almost like an island herself. "However, she’s very much an urban detective and is resentfully drawn back to Shetland.This case makes her confront herself, her past and the things that pulled her away from her home in the first place. "Her resentment all stems from her history with the Shetland Isles and why she left all those years ago.
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