Mihalko I agree with you. But I don't think it is the cast mainly to blame, but the new direction of the script of the series. It has moved to the classic detective shows. Now the main and recurring characters are mainly police officers, the effort that was given to promote Shetland in the series is gone. Also there is no character to replace the one of Perez, as the show changed direction. But we totally agree that the old Shetland is gone....