I streamed season 3 of Shetland because I’d seen a few pundits saying it was best of the 9 seasons, so far.

Shetland is critically acclaimed for good reason. The acting and writing is superb.

But it is hard to watch, at times.

For example, the rape aftermath depicted in season 3 even disturbed Ann Cleeves, the author of the books on which this TV drama is based.

DI Jimmy Perez faces a gripping new single mystery.

When a young man disappears on the overnight ferry to Shetland, the team embark on a challenging case that leads them from the suspicious close-knit communities of the remote Shetland Islands to Perez’s old stomping grounds in Glasgow.

As they start to unpick this increasingly complex conspiracy, Perez is aided by, and becomes romantically involved with, enigmatic police official Asha.

But he is unprepared for the ruthlessness of his adversaries, who are willing to take an appalling step to protect their interests: one that will have a devastating effect on them all.

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