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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Jimmy and Duncan. Although sometimes it feels more like {{Amicably Divorced}} as the two have a custody agreement over Duncan's daughter (Cassie) and Jimmy's step-daughter. [[spoiler: In season 3, Duncan gets kicked out of his home and crashes at Jimmy's.]]

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Jimmy and Duncan. Although sometimes it feels more like {{Amicably Divorced}} as the two have a custody agreement over Duncan's daughter (Cassie) and Jimmy's step-daughter. [[spoiler: In season 3, Duncan gets kicked out of his home and crashes at Jimmy's. This happens again in season 5.]]
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* BritishBrevity: Two seasons and eight episodes overall. A 6-episode third season was released in 2016.

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* BritishBrevity: Two The first two seasons and eight were four episodes overall. A 6-episode third season was released in 2016.each, while seasons 3 and 4 were six.
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* DeadpanSnarker: When a white supremacist complain to Jimmy about the immigrants "polluting" the white Northern European gene pool, he asks Jimmy if he isn't worried about the same thing. Jimmy points out his own last name and that said ship sailed a long time ago.

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* DeadpanSnarker: When a white supremacist complain to Jimmy about the immigrants "polluting" the white Northern European gene pool, he asks Jimmy if he isn't worried about the same thing. Jimmy points out his own last name and that said ship sailed a long time ago.name.
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* OneSteveLimit: Drew, Tosh's Ex, and Drew McColl.

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* OneSteveLimit: Drew, Tosh's Ex, and Drew McColl.[=McColl=].
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* OneSteveLimit: Drew, Tosh's Ex, and Drew McColl.
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-->'''DI Cole:''' You're too close to this. It's personal.
-->'''Jimmy:''' it's Shetland. ''Everything'' is personal.


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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler: How Drew justifies having framed Malone for Lizzie Kilmuir's murder: Malone had the signs of having a dangerously unbalanced personality and it would only be a matter of time until he really did hurt someone.]]


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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: Season 4 ends with Thomas Malone exonerated of the murder he spent 23 years in prison for and the one committed after he was released. Just after he finds out he's been cleared and he can finally move on with his life, he dies of a heart attack.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: When a white supremacist complain to Jimmy about the immigrants "polluting" the white Northern European gene pool, he asks Jimmy if he isn't worried about the same thing. Jimmy points out his own last name and that said ship sailed a long time ago.
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* {{Adult Fear}}: Someone breaks into Jimmy Perez's house whilst his daughter is home alone.
* {{Beware the Nice Ones}}: Sally Henry who [[spoiler:is revealed to have murdered her best friend]]

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* {{Adult Fear}}: AdultFear: Someone breaks into Jimmy Perez's house whilst his daughter is home alone.
* {{Beware the Nice Ones}}: BewareTheNiceOnes: Sally Henry who [[spoiler:is revealed to have murdered her best friend]]



* {{Body Of The Week}} : It is a murder mystery show so this is to be expected.

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* {{Body Of The Week}} : BodyOfTheWeek: It is a murder mystery show so this is to be expected.



* {{British Brevity}}: Two seasons and eight episodes overall. A 6-episode third season was released in 2016.

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* {{British Brevity}}: BritishBrevity: Two seasons and eight episodes overall. A 6-episode third season was released in 2016.



* {{Happily Adopted}} : A variation as Cassie is not Jimmy's biological daughter but his step-daughter and even after her mother dies she considers him her dad. Highlighted more as her biological dad lives on the same island but she lives with Jimmy the majority of the time.
* {{Last Name Basis}}: A variation- Allison Mcintosh is known simply as "Tosh".
* {{Like An Old Married Couple}} : Jimmy and Duncan. Although sometimes it feels more like {{Amicably Divorced}} as the two have a custody agreement over Duncan's daughter (Cassie) and Jimmy's step-daughter. [[spoiler: In season 3, Duncan gets kicked out of his home and crashes at Jimmy's.]]

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* {{Happily Adopted}} : HappilyAdopted: A variation as Cassie is not Jimmy's biological daughter but his step-daughter and even after her mother dies she considers him her dad. Highlighted more as her biological dad lives on the same island but she lives with Jimmy the majority of the time.
* {{Last Name Basis}}: LastNameBasis: A variation- Allison Mcintosh is known simply as "Tosh".
* {{Like An Old Married Couple}} : LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Jimmy and Duncan. Although sometimes it feels more like {{Amicably Divorced}} as the two have a custody agreement over Duncan's daughter (Cassie) and Jimmy's step-daughter. [[spoiler: In season 3, Duncan gets kicked out of his home and crashes at Jimmy's.]]



* {{May December Romance}} : Catherine and Sally both have these in the first two episodes of season 2.

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* {{May December Romance}} : MayDecemberRomance: Catherine and Sally both have these in the first two episodes of season 2.



* {{Missing Mom}}: Cassie's mum died before the series began.
* {{Monochrome Casting}} : Season 1. Season 2 fixes this with Willow Reeves played by Nina Sosanya.
* {{My God What Have I Done}} : [[spoiler:Sally Henry after admitting to murdering her best friend. "I miss her. I miss her."]]
* {{Mystery Of The Week}}: Technically, it's a mystery of the fortnight as each mystery lasts two episodes.
* {{Odd Couple}} : Jimmy and Tosh of the {{They Fight Crime}} variety.

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* {{Missing Mom}}: MissingMom: Cassie's mum died before the series began.
* {{Monochrome Casting}} : MonochromeCasting: Season 1. Season 2 fixes this with Willow Reeves played by Nina Sosanya.
* {{My God What Have I Done}} : MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Sally Henry after admitting to murdering her best friend. "I miss her. I miss her."]]
* {{Mystery Of The Week}}: MysteryOfTheWeek: Technically, it's a mystery of the fortnight as each mystery lasts two episodes.
* {{Odd Couple}} : OddCouple: Jimmy and Tosh of the {{They Fight Crime}} variety.



* {{Police Are Useless}}: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] The protagonist is a Detective Inspector and good at his job. Everyone in the police force is shown to be at least competent if not very skilled at their job.

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* {{Police Are Useless}}: PoliceAreUseless: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] The protagonist is a Detective Inspector and good at his job. Everyone in the police force is shown to be at least competent if not very skilled at their job.



* {{Shipping Torpedo}} : Sandy seems less than impressed when Tosh says she is considering getting back together with her ex-boyfriend Drew.

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* {{Shipping Torpedo}} : ShippingTorpedo: Sandy seems less than impressed when Tosh says she is considering getting back together with her ex-boyfriend Drew.



* {{Team Pet}} : The police station has a dog.

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* {{Team Pet}} : TeamPet: The police station has a dog.



* {{Title Drop}} : Often. Justified as it is the name of the setting.

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* {{Title Drop}} : TitleDrop: Often. Justified as it is the name of the setting.

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* {{Last Name Basis}}: A variation- Allison McIntosh is known simply as "Tosh".

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* {{Last Name Basis}}: A variation- Allison McIntosh Mcintosh is known simply as "Tosh".



** Donna Killick is at least middle-aged, but is noticeably younger than Drew MacColl.

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** Donna Killick is at least middle-aged, but is noticeably younger than her lover, Drew MacColl.Maccoll.


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* PapaWolf: Both Jimmy and Duncan try to steer Cassie away from Alan Killick to protect her, though for very different reasons.
** [[spoiler: Averted with Drew Maccoll, who is revealed to have killed his own daughter in the season 4 finale.]]

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%%* {{Adorkable}}: Tosh.



* {{Last Name Basis}}: A variation- Allison Mcintosh is known simply as "Tosh".

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* {{Last Name Basis}}: A variation- Allison Mcintosh McIntosh is known simply as "Tosh".



** Donna Killick is at least middle-aged, but is noticeably younger than Drew MacColl.



* {{My God What Have I Done}} : [[spoiler:Sally Henry after admitting to murdering her best friend. "I miss her. I miss her"]]

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* {{My God What Have I Done}} : [[spoiler:Sally Henry after admitting to murdering her best friend. "I miss her. I miss her"]]her."]]



%%* {{Nice Guy}} : Jimmy.



%%* {{Papa Wolf}} : Jimmy to Cassie.
%%* {{Perma Stubble}} : Jimmy Perez



%%* {{Plucky Office Girl}} : Tosh is this in Season 1. Less so in Season 2.



%%* {{Stern Teacher}}: Margaret Henry



%%* {{The Heart}}: Jimmy.
%%* {{Three Amigos}}:
%%** {{The Hero}}: Jimmy.
%%** {{The Lancer}}: Sandy or Tosh as they both fulfil this role at different points.
%%** {{The Chick}}: Tosh



* [[TheFilmOfTheBook The Tv Show of the Book]]: Each two parter is based on a different Ann Cleves book. Season 3 is completely original.

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* [[TheFilmOfTheBook The Tv TV Show of the Book]]: Each two parter is based on a different Ann Cleves book. Season 3 is completely original.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne, is a combination of both. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program, so she tried to use Michael to lure her out. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured, and Tosh raped. Did she want to get to Asha? Yes. Did she intent to ruin a bunch of other people's lives in the process? No.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne, is a combination of both. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program, so she tried to use Michael to lure her out. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured, and Tosh raped. Did she want to get to Asha? Yes. Did she intent intend to ruin a bunch of other people's lives in the process? No.]]
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* OldCopYoungCop: Jimmy and Tosh respectively.
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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Tosh]] after she is sexually assaulted in Series 3.

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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Tosh]] Tosh after she is sexually assaulted assaulted]] in Series 3.

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* CanonForeigner: Tosh is not in the books.



* CloseKnitCommunity: This being the remote islands of Shetland, it's no wonder. Just in the first episode alone, the murder victim was related to one of the cops. Tosh running into Drew, her ex, basically wherever she goes is kind of a RunningGag for season 1 and 2.

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* CloseKnitCommunity: This being the remote islands of Shetland, it's no wonder. Just in the first episode alone, the murder victim was related to one of the cops. Tosh running into Drew, her ex, basically wherever she goes is kind of a RunningGag for season 1 and 2. It gets darker in Series 4 when [[spoiler:Duncan Hunter]] becomes a murder suspect.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne, is a combination of both. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program, so she tried to use Michael to lure her out. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured, and Tosh raped. Did she want to get to Asha? Yes. Did she intent to ruin a bunch of other people's lives in the process? No.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne, is a combination of both. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program, so she tried to use Michael to lure her out. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured, and Tosh raped. Did she want to get to Asha? Yes. Did she intent to ruin a bunch of other people's lives in the process? No.]]]]
* WithAFootOnTheBus: At the end of series 3, Tosh says she's going to leave Shetland. She's still there at the start of Series 4, and it appears she's waiting for a suitable vacancy on the mainland. But it turns out she changed her mind.
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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Tosh]] after she is sexually assaulted in Series 3.


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* TheLostLenore: Jimmy's late wife, Fran (who [[PosthumousCharacter died before the beginning of the series]]) is this to him.


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* SceneryPorn: Despite the ColorWash, Shetland still looks pretty spectacular at times.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured and Tosh raped.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne.Gilborne, is a combination of both. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program.program, so she tried to use Michael to lure her out. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured injured, and Tosh raped.raped. Did she want to get to Asha? Yes. Did she intent to ruin a bunch of other people's lives in the process? No.]]
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured and Tosh raped.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured and Tosh raped.]]
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* TroubledButCute: Leanne, at first. [[spoiler: Boy does it get worse.]]
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* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Calvin Sarwar. Arthur [=McCall=]'s lawyer. He's systematically working to unseat him as the head of the organization.]]

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* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Calvin Sarwar. Arthur [=McCall=]'s lawyer. He's systematically working to unseat him as the head of the organization.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Leanne Randall, or rather Lena Gilborne. The daughter of Asha Ishrani's first Witness Protection case. After her mother committed suicide following her inability to adapt to her new life, Leanna hated Asha and wanted to get back at her. When she recognized Asha many years later, she followed Michael, knowing that he was likely also in the witness protection program. She trapped Robbie in a container trying to get Michael into trouble. Outted Michael to the people looking for him. Eventually this ends with a fiscal's reputation in ruins, her son accused of rape, a dirty lawyer killed in prison, a mob boss out scot free, several people dead or injured and Tosh raped.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Lowrie in season 3. He's just a socially awkward guy that doesn't know how to interact with other people and loves to do arts and crafts revolving dead animals.

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* [[TheFilmOfTheBook The Tv Show of the Book]]: Each two parter is based on a different Ann Cleves book. Season 3 is completely original
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* [[TheFilmOfTheBook The Tv Show of the Book]]: Each two parter is based on a different Ann Cleves book. Season 3 is completely original
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* [[TheStarscream]]: [[spoiler: Calvin Sarwar. Arthur [=McCall=]'s lawyer. He's systematically working to unseat him as the head of the organization.]]

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* [[TheStarscream]]: TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Calvin Sarwar. Arthur [=McCall=]'s lawyer. He's systematically working to unseat him as the head of the organization.]]

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Arthur [=McCall=] in season 3. You know, with him being part of the scottish mafia and such.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Calvin Sarwar. Arthur [=McCall=] in season 3. You know, with him being part of the scottish mafia and such. [=McCall=]'s lawyer. He works around his boss to put hit on people among other things.]]



* [[TheFilmOfTheBook The Tv Show of the Book]]: Each two parter is based on a different Ann Cleves book. Season 3 is completely original though.

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* [[TheFilmOfTheBook The Tv Show of the Book]]: Each two parter is based on a different Ann Cleves book. Season 3 is completely original though.original
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* [[TheStarscream]]: [[spoiler: Calvin Sarwar. Arthur [=McCall=]'s lawyer. He's systematically working to unseat him as the head of the organization.]]
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* DateRape: [[spoiler: Tosh, in season 3, as a message to Jimmy to stop investigating [=McCall=]]].
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* {{Like An Old Married Couple}} : Jimmy and Duncan. Although sometimes it feels more like {{Amicably Divorced}} as the two have a custody agreement over Duncan's daughter (Cassie) and Jimmy's step-daughter.

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* {{Like An Old Married Couple}} : Jimmy and Duncan. Although sometimes it feels more like {{Amicably Divorced}} as the two have a custody agreement over Duncan's daughter (Cassie) and Jimmy's step-daughter. [[spoiler: In season 3, Duncan gets kicked out of his home and crashes at Jimmy's.]]
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* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: [[spoiler:McCall threatens Perez with going after his family if he doesn't stop sniffing around trying to pin Michael Thompson's murder on him.]]

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* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: [[spoiler:McCall [[spoiler:[=McCall=] threatens Perez with going after his family if he doesn't stop sniffing around trying to pin Michael Thompson's murder on him.]]



* GreaterScopeVillain: Arthur McCall in season 3. You know, with him being part of the scottish mafia and such.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Arthur McCall [=McCall=] in season 3. You know, with him being part of the scottish mafia and such.
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** WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The dog disappears for season 3 and is never brought up.

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* BlackmailIsSuchADirtyWord: [[spoiler:McCall threatens Perez with going after his family if he doesn't stop sniffing around trying to pin Michael Thompson's murder on him.]]

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* BlackmailIsSuchADirtyWord: BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: [[spoiler:McCall threatens Perez with going after his family if he doesn't stop sniffing around trying to pin Michael Thompson's murder on him.]]



* GreaterContextVillain: Arthur McCall in season 3. You know, with him being part of the scottish mafia and such.

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* GreaterContextVillain: CloseKnitCommunity: This being the remote islands of Shetland, it's no wonder. Just in the first episode alone, the murder victim was related to one of the cops. Tosh running into Drew, her ex, basically wherever she goes is kind of a RunningGag for season 1 and 2.
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* BlackmailIsSuchADirtyWord: [[spoiler:McCall threatens Perez with going after his family if he doesn't stop sniffing around trying to pin Michael Thompson's murder on him.]]



* {{British Brevity}}: Two seasons and eight episodes overall. A third season was released in 2016.

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* GreaterContextVillain: Arthur McCall in season 3. You know, with him being part of the scottish mafia and such.

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